Hi! If i remember correctly, for using functional index, the only thing you = have to do is to grant QUERY REWRITE to that user. HTH, Sonja -----Original Message----- From: Computer Centre - NIIPL [mailto:compute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:10 PM To: ORALCE LIST Subject: questions Dear All, I would like to know the following . a) If I want to use functional index in Oracle8i , I need to set any init.ora parameter? b) How can i troubleshoot network slow issues? Thanks in Advance, Balu This mail is scaned by eScan Anti Virus Software ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------