L&G, Is there a URL for "Known Oracle Myth?" Sometimes, it's difficult to argue with an individual when he/she feeds you the bs with a passion and by the time you learned the myth, it's too late to bark back :-( Thanks, Nikhil Khimani Market Axess 140 Broadway, 42nd Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 813-6230 (W) nkhimani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx [mailto:ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 4:59 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RE: Dead slow count(*) number of extents does not matter in a query. common myth. I think there is a paper from about 5 years ago with common myths in it and that was one of them. Could be wrong. high water only matters if your not using an index. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------