Rich,you can also check V$SEGMENT_STATISTICS http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10755/dynviews_2060.htm#REFRN30220 what kind of reads where done on this.
hth Martin
Ahhh...yes, that would account for this. I also have a non-parallel versionof the query that I'll check to verify as well. Thanks, Jaromir! RichHi Rich,I confirmed that the docs athttp://tinyurl.com/a6n4bz say FTSing will cause blocks to be put on the LRU end of the buffer cache, so I expected to at least see them at somestatus.Please check the DEGREE of the table. One explanation could be you use aparallel select and therefore a direct path read. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/em.102/b25986/oracle_database.htm#sthref1922 In doubts, re-run the select with NO_PARALLEL hint.-- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l