"The most optimized statement is the one that is never executed." - Anjo Kolk
I don't recall where I first heard it, but I did confirm this with Anjo before I used it in a presentation in 2003 or so.
-- Daniel Fink Oracle Performance, Diagnosis and Training OptimalDBA http://www.optimaldba.com Oracle Blog http://optimaldba.blogspot.com Robyn wrote:
Hello all ...'The fastest way to do something is not to do it at all' Should this quote be attributed to a specific individual? Or is it considered a fundamental truth? I'm thinking it's Tom Kyte but please correct me if I'm wrong.tia ... Robyn--I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. Douglas Adams------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.19/1256 - Release Date: 2/2/2008 1:50 PM