oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 08/06/2004 01:44:22 PM: > You might also try your remote access as an inline query. In older > versions, this would result in the inline query being passed to remote > db and the result set passed back as a single operation, not a series of > network trips during a join. > Example (from memory): > select * > from (select * from test_view@remotenode where alra_id = 100001) a, > project_accounting_costs b > where b.source_id = a.alra_id > / > Given our recent discussions on subqueries and Oracle's apparent freedom to re-arrange them however it sees fit, I'm not too sure you could rely on this. How about the DRIVING_SITE hint? This could be used to force the optimizer at the remote db to evaluate the query for the tables local to it. Jared ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------