A trivial, but important question is whether you analyzed the index after creating it? --- "Leandro Guimaraes Faria C. Dutra" <ldutra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all. > > I'm fazed by a query I've been asked to > optimize. > > By creating an index, I've been able to > lower EXPLAIN's cost > estimate from nearly 5k to 36. Problem is, this > translated in an answer > time reduced from 2min 30s to 2min 20s -- too small > a reduction. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l