--- "Jesse, Rich" <Rich.Jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "It depends" > > After reading Cary'n'Jeff's book, I stand by the > original decision to flush > daily. To change all in-house programs to use bind > variables would be very > costly without adding any discernable value to our > customers (users). And > to get a vendor to do the same would require some > photos to blackmail them > with. I would *love* to be able to go back and help > our folks understand > why bind variables are necessary from the start, but > it ain't gonna happen. > > Now, back to migrating databases... > > Rich > > Rich Jesse System/Database > Administrator > rich.jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx QuadTech, Sussex, > WI USA Rich, you have little idea as to how bad things can get with regard to high use of non-reusable code. you might be getting by okay for now, but another business unit gets added, or another app module gets enabled, and the next thing you know, you're throwing 4031s. be afraid. be very afraid. do not count on cursor_sharing=FORCE to get you by. I would equate flushing the shared pool on a regular basis with "the boat is sinking, and the bailing pump motor is fried". time to don the lifejacket. note: this has nothing to do with data warehousing. Pd __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.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 -----------------------------------------------------------------