Hi Chris, you are right. After using first_rows(1) as hint the CBO took into account the hint (clearly seen in 10053 trace file). Thanks again. Regards. Milen > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- > Von: "Christian Antognini" <Christian.Antognini@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > An: "Milen Kulev" <makulev@xxxxxxx> > Kopie: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Betreff: RE: 54 is less than 4 for CBO ? > Datum: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:58:08 +0200 > > Milen > > > I have tried with first_rows_10 and first_rows_1 ( first_rows_10) or > the > >optimizer is still using the old execution plan (first FTS on T_FZG_SA > >table). The interesting part is that using hint FIRST_ROWS_1 the CBO > >doesn't even try to recalculated the cost (effectively ignoring the hint) > > I'm sorry, I gave you a partially wrong information :-( > > The problem is, with the new first row optimizer, that the INIT.ORA > parameter takes as values FIRST_ROWS_n but the hint has the form FIRST_ROWS(n). > > > HTH > Chris > -- Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft für 0,- Euro*! "Feel free" mit GMX DSL! http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l