Maybe you can have your cake and eat it as well? - Analyze all tables - Set optimizer_mode to rule in init.ora to keep your app happy - Use 'choose' hint where you want to use cbo for particular cases (eg adhoc query, end user reporting) etc etc hth connor --- ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx wrote: > We have a legacy 8.1.7.3 instance that is in RBO mode. My group does not own it, so we cannot > change it to CBO. > > When I hint anything from an index to ordered, etc... it switches to the CBO > and since nothing > is analyzed, it's an even worse plan... Not allowed to analyze the tables > either because it's > not our property. > > Any rules around hinting the RBO in 8.1.7.3? Why would it switch to the CBO > from a simple hint? > I never use the RBO so please bare with me. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ===== Connor McDonald Co-author: "Mastering Oracle PL/SQL - Practical Solutions" - available now web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk web: http://www.oaktable.net email: connor_mcdonald@xxxxxxxxx "GIVE a man a fish and he will eat for a day. But TEACH him how to fish, and...he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day" ___________________________________________________________ WIN FREE WORLDWIDE FLIGHTS - nominate a cafe in the Yahoo! Mail Internet Cafe Awards www.yahoo.co.uk/internetcafes ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------