Aah, so it is not a decode issue/bug but a cursor_sharing=force (or is it similar?) issue/bug. I'd be curious what the converted sql with system forced bind variables looks like. At 10:25 AM 5/5/2004, you wrote: >I just found that the query in question works ... In following >conditions ... > >1. using case structure instead of DECODE >2. by running the report with cursor_sharing=3Dexact or providing >cursor_sharing_exact hint at statement level >3. Running the select with rule hint. > >BTW it is not datatype conversion issue, the actual decode statement is >as follows ... > >"and decode('C8','C8','237','0') =3D '237'" >=20 >It is becoming obvious to me that this is an optimizer issue. I'll be >digging further ... =20 > >Raj >------------------------------------------------------------------------ regards Wolfgang Breitling Centrex Consulting Corporation www.centrexcc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------