People here want me to accurately predict how long it will take long running SQL to execute. I'm reading carrie milsap's book now, and I believe he has some methods that give good estimates on overall performance(I have not gotten to that part yet). any known methods to accurately predict sql? BTW, I dont have specs on the hardware, its a customer site... and yes I know you really need that. I dont think this is doable, but im wondering if anyone has put together any papers on the subject. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------