It was supposed to be humour. > -----Original Message----- > Tim Johnston > > Jacques Kilchoer wrote: > > >The execution plan with the smallest total cost will also be > the execution plan that runs fastest due to the excellence of > the algorithm used by the Oracle database engine. > > > > > > > Um... I hate blanket statements like that... I can think of > too many > exceptions... Like, assuming the the optimizer has accurate > statistics > to properly evaluate the statement... > > Tim Johnston > ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------