1) strings $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle 2) sql_trace = true for the whole database is always a good start for seeing what hints are there. then its just a case of playing/guessing to see what you can come up with. There's some doozies in 10g hth connor --- Mladen Gogala <gogala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 12/25/2004 12:42:49 AM, Mark J. Bobak wrote: > > Well, I'm certainly not Jonathan, however, I'd guess that the > > (apparently undocumented) MATERIALIZE hint does just that, > > materializes > > a query's result set at once, (perhaps into a temporary table?). > > Yes, that's my understanding, too. > > >=20 > > As the the "with generator" clause, that I can answer with a bit more > > authority, since it IS documented. It's refered to in the SQL > > reference > > manual as the "subquery factoring clause". > > > Thanks! This was a great tip. I've never used it, I didn't even know it =20 > exists. Thanks for your help! > > Merry Christmas! > --=20 > Mladen Gogala > Oracle DBA > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > ===== Connor McDonald Co-author: "Mastering Oracle PL/SQL - Practical Solutions" ISBN: 1590592174 web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk web: http://www.oaktable.net email: connor_mcdonald@xxxxxxxxx Coming Soon! "Oracle Insight - Tales of the OakTable" "GIVE a man a fish and he will eat for a day. But TEACH him how to fish, and...he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day" ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l