Has anyone found native compiled PL/SQL code to be much slower than interpreted? Is this perhaps indicative that we have a setting screwed up somewhere? From what I read in the docs, native compiled code should be 'at worst' as fast as interpreted, and if there is not a lot of SQL, potentially much faster. Have a look at this ... SQL> alter session set plsql_code_type = interpreted; Session altered. Elapsed: 00:00:00.00 SQL> alter package msc$log_p compile; Package altered. Elapsed: 00:00:00.13 SQL> @sb2 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. Elapsed: 00:00:00.02 SQL> alter session set plsql_code_type = native; Session altered. Elapsed: 00:00:00.00 SQL> alter package msc$log_p compile; Package altered. Elapsed: 00:00:00.25 SQL> @sb2 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. Elapsed: 00:00:02.49 SQL> @sb2 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. Elapsed: 00:00:02.49 SQL> alter session set plsql_code_type = interpreted; Session altered. Elapsed: 00:00:00.00 SQL> alter package msc$log_p compile; Package altered. Elapsed: 00:00:00.11 SQL> @sb2 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. Elapsed: 00:00:00.03 SQL> @sb2 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. Elapsed: 00:00:00.02 Note that my small script takes around 100 times longer to execute if the package it calls is natively compiled rather than interpreted. Here's some other info : [stbaldwin@opbld03 ~]$ sqlplus msc#utility/xxxx SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Wed Dec 23 13:46:41 2009 Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved. Connected to: Oracle Database 11g Release 11.1.0.7.0 - 64bit Production With the Real Application Clusters option SQL> select * from v$version; BANNER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oracle Database 11g Release 11.1.0.7.0 - 64bit Production PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production CORE 11.1.0.7.0 Production TNS for Linux: Version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production Thanks for any help !! Steve -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l