> Since in the index you don't have the DOC_ID column, you have only the > function of DOC_ID in your index and Oracle isn't smart enough to look > inside the function to see whether the funcion leaves the value unaltered... > > Try to do a composite index on f(doc_id), doc_id. (I did hit send too early..) Of course this kind of composite index would eliminate the benefit of having smaller index, since all doc-ids would be stored in index anyway... Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------