Hi E.F., > We have a query choose a bad plan. > select /*+ index(e) */ my experience is, if you use a hint INDEX you should also specify which index should be used. The result of saying only "use some index" could be surprising (see the thread "Does Oracle have a Sense of Humour" in this list for an example). In your particular case, Jared is probably right, it is a bug. Regards, Jaromir ----- Original Message ----- From: eagle fan To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:14 AM Subject: Why CBO doesn't choose the low cost plan