> Yet a simple query to find the "next extext that wont fit" is always using the CBO??? > > This SQL queries DBA_TABLES and DBA_FREE_SPACE. There are NO hints in the SQL. > > What the heck? But there are hints in DBA_FREE_SPACE: SQL> select text from dba_views where view_name = 'DBA_FREE_SPACE'; TEXT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- select ts.name, fi.file#, f.block#, f.length * ts.blocksize, f.length, f.file# from sys.ts$ ts, sys.fet$ f, sys.file$ fi where ts.ts# = f.ts# and f.ts# = fi.ts# and f.file# = fi.relfile# and ts.bitmapped = 0 union all select /*+ ordered use_nl(f) use_nl(fi) */ ts.name, fi.file#, f.ktfbfebno, f.ktfbfeblks * ts.blocksize, f.ktfbfeblks, f.ktfbfefno from sys.ts$ ts, sys.x$ktfbfe f, sys.file$ fi where ts.ts# = f.ktfbfetsn and f.ktfbfetsn = fi.ts# and f.ktfbfefno = fi.relfile# and ts.bitmapped <> 0 and ts.online$ in (1,4) and ts.contents$ = 0 These kind of issues are one of the reasons why one should avoid putting hints inside views... Now, when you join several unanalyzed tables with one analyzed one, CBO will be used by default and default statistics will be used for unanalyzed tables (or dynamic sampling depending on optimizer_dynamic_sampling parameter). 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------