That certainly used to be true, but more and more vendors are providing somewhat functional methods of modifying either SQL directly or extending their application, for targetted intervention theres often a better method than a system wide hack. Niall Litchfield On Jun 10, 2010 7:31 AM, "Yechiel Adar" <adar666@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I think that your comment id right on the nail, for in house applications. The problem is with bought packages where you can not make changes. I this case cursor sharing makes sense. Adar Yechiel Rechovot, Israel Kerry Osborne wrote: > > In general, though I think of cursor_sharing as a bandaid that should b...