(to fortify Jared's point...) ...Because it just doesn't make any sense for the database to keep a cursor that doesn't ever get reused. And what kind of session is going to reuse a SQL statement with string literals boiled in for, say part numbers or date values with 1-second granularity? Cary Millsap http://method-r.com http://carymillsap.blogspot.com On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Martin Brown <martinfbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> ... Unfortunately, our developers ar not fans of bind variables >> either. >> > > You may have nailed it right there. > > The high miss rate would seem to be an indication of that. > > > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > > >