Hi Charu, On 12/6/05, Charudatta Joshi <joshic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Makes sense. I definitely need to read a good book on reading trace > files before I start dabbling there. For this purpose there is only one good book (excellent indeed): Optimizing Oracle Performance By Cary Millsap with Jeff Holt First Edition September 2003 ISBN: 0-596-00527-X 416 pages, $34.95 US, $54.95 CA, £24.95 UK Regards. Mario from Rome. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l