We have a SQL statement that is running poorly from a 3rd application and I was hoping to use stored outlines so that I could add a database hint. Looking into this I find that the stored outline SQL must match the actual SQL exactly (which uses bind variables). I can grab the sql from v$sql but how can I get it into the outline so it will have the same hash value? Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l