Okay it is Monday and I seem to have difficulty remembering stuff ... I wrote a pl/sql procedure that analyzes a given trace file and produces output like this ... but look at wait time ... why is it < 0 ?? wait = elapsed-cpu right? What am I missing? In case you are wondering ... this procedure (and its output) is based on Cary's paper 'LIO Vs PIO' ... not precise, but should be pretty close. SQL Hash Value : 98525727 SELECT count(distinct(us.Ut_Id)) Res_Prmpt From yyyy ms, zzzz us Where ms.Mg_Unit_Id = us.Ut_Id And us.Pob_Id = :b4 and ( :b3 IS NULL OR us.Line_Number = :b3 ) And us.Monday_Dt between :b2 AND :b1 And us.Makegood = 'A' And us.Reason_Cd <> -19 And ms.Mg_Unit_Type = 'P' And us.Ut_Id Not In (Select ms1.Mg_Unit_Id From xxxx ms1, yyyy mh Where ms1.Mg_Number = mh.Mg_Number And ms1.Mg_Unit_Type = 'M' And mh.Mg_Pob_Id = :b4 And mh.Mg_Line_Number = us.Line_Number) -------- Response Time -------- Action Count Rows Ela Time CPU Time Wait Time LIO Blocks PIO Blocks ------ ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- PARSE 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 EXEC 51 0 0.004 0.010 -0.006 0 0 FETCH 51 51 0.450 0.390 0.060 9047 11 ------ ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL 103 51 0.454 0.400 0.054 9047 11 Any pointers are welcome, and yes please excuse me while I go have another coffee. Raj -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------