David, Just to add that the definition of "table scans (short tables)" has changed. I think this counter used to be incremented for FTS on tables that were 5 blocks or lesser. However, since 8i, it has (apparently) been changed to increment for FTS on tables that are 2% or lesser of tha DB Buffer cache. [Steve/JL may be able to corroborate this] Btw, welcome back Steve! And thanks again Jared for nursing this cranky list through these years. Regards, John Kanagaraj <>< DB Soft Inc Phone: 408-970-7002 (W) Fear connects you to the Negative, but Faith connects you to the Positive! I Jn 4:18 ** The opinions and facts contained in this message are entirely mine and do not reflect those of my employer or customers ** ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------