If You use function COUNT, Oracle will always do fullscan!!! So, first question should be - Do I really need to use COUNT? ++++++++++++++++++++++++ How much memory do you have? How big is your average table row (kB,MB)? What is your EXPLAIN PLAN output? etc. JP Jordi Adame V wrote: > Hi! > > I have this table with ~4,000,000 entries > > When i do a SELECT COUNT(*) FROM TABLE_NAME > > it takes 4 hours to give me the result, this is way too much > > Im running Oracle 9.2.0.4.0 on RedHat AS 3 > > These are my first experiences with Oracle, so I have no clue how to fix this > query time... Any help would be nice > > regards > > Jordi ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------