> I think someone explained you may not always get same plan. One > reason is CBO still looks at table HWM. But it's still worth doing. CBO doesn't look at table's real HWM when optimizing a query, it uses the stats from the point in time when they were gathered. When stats (including system stats), optimizer parameters (including *_area_sizes) and real values in predicates stay constant, then the execution plan should stay the same for a given query, unless you encounter some bugs... Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------