>From experience, the best way to tune PL/SQL is to scrap everything and >rewrite from scratch. >Get rid of count(*) and cursors in loops for a start. Yes! :) I may have misinterpreted the poster's original question here. I = answered the name of a good SQL optimization book. If the issue is really PL/SQL optimization, then you need to have three books in your library: Kyte, T.: Expert Oracle One on One Kyte, T.: Effective Oracle by Design McDonald, C.; et al.: Mastering Oracle PL/SQL Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com * Nullius in verba * Upcoming events: - Performance Diagnosis 101: 7/20 Cleveland, 8/10 Boston, 9/14 San = Francisco - SQL Optimization 101: 7/26 Washington DC, 8/16 Minneapolis, 9/20 = Hartford - Hotsos Symposium 2005: March 6-10 Dallas - Visit www.hotsos.com for schedule details... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephane Faroult Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:15 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Composite Index Order VS Query Order ?? , Tuning Docs URL = ?. =20 Hi, I was working on optimising a piece of code which was taking 10hrs + to execute and all.So my queries are.. #1) Saw a table where the "order of query" on the table and the "order = of key" are different . For faster results shouldn't they be in the same order. NO. #2) Can anybody recommend me any site , where I will get reliable informationon Tuning PL/SQL ?. >From experience, the best way to tune PL/SQL is to scrap everything and rewrite from scratch. Get rid of count(*) and cursors in loops for a start. HTH S Faroult ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------