I think that is probably approximately equal to the number that suggest that after upgrading some queries in their database went faster :( > -----Original Message----- > From: jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 05 March 2004 10:43 > To: jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: oracle can ignore hints > > > > Note in-line > > Regards > > Jonathan Lewis > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk > > The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html > > March 2004 Hotsos Symposium - The Burden of Proof > Dynamic Sampling - an investigation > March 2004 Charlotte OUG (www.cltoug.org) CBO Tutorial > April 2004 Iceland > June 2004 UK - Optimising Oracle Seminar > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > When you supply them with the correct set of hints, that > > > doesn't prove that Oracle didn't ignore the original hint; > > > and anyway, there's always another person in the queue > > > with another example where Oracle 'ignored the hint'. > > > > True, but as with the theory of general relativity as the number of > observations > > in accordance with the theory grows the weight one can attach to the > theory increases. > > But how many times do people post to the newsgroup to > say - I gave Oracle some hints and it obeyed them ? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ********************************************************************** This email contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. Any dissemination, distribution, copyright or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------