Thanks, I have used in this query but I am still getting a hash join or a filter instead of nested loops causing the query to run for minutes instead of 285 milliseconds, so what I need is hint that will tell the query to run nested loops against the in subquery? thanks -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Lewis [mailto:jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 3:53 PM To: kennaim@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Hint for using a nested loop for an in subquery If you want to execute the subquery first, the hint you want is UNNEST in the subquery. Regards Jonathan Lewis http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com Author: Cost Based Oracle: Fundamentals http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/cbo_book/ind_book.html The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Naim" <kennaim@xxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 8:10 PM Subject: Hint for using a nested loop for an in subquery >I have used a hint in the past to force a query to use a nested loop join > for a sub query however the name of the hint escapes me. I have googled for > it unsuccessfully. Anyone remember it offhand? > > Query looks like > > Select something > From table1 > Where somethingelse in (select somethingelse from table2 where > somethingelse2 between x and y) > > The ideal plan would evaluate the subquery first then use nested loops > against an index belonging to table1. I have tried using the no_unnest, > various index and use_nl hints unsuccessfully. > > Thanks, > Ken > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.24/514 - Release Date: 02/11/2006 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l