In 10g there is a hint that raises an error if the query is not rewriten. On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:10:01 +0100, Carel-Jan Engel <cjpengel.dbalert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Excellent point, Mark. > What does CDTA stand for? > Acronymfinder suggests Canadian Dance Teachers Association, but I guess > that's not what you intend here.... > > Carel-Jan > > On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 13:53, Mark W. Farnham wrote: > > > We cross an interesting boundary when we switch from humans reading queries > > to feeding queries to automata. If you're just interested in how the engine > > works, great. But if Oracle can get a good plan from what you hand to it, > > then the plan that most naturally represents and documents the intent to a > > human being is far superior. > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Oracle Certified Profesional 9i 10g Orace Certified Professional Developer 6i 8 years of experience in Oracle 7,8i,9i,10g and developer 6i -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l