Normally I'd agree w/you Niall, but I read an article on a guru website = (www.dbgurusecrets.com) that told me there are internal hacks you can do in the database to make = it "go to 11" even if your volume control only is calibrated for 10. (But, I think you have to = take a course to get the info.) Lurching Compulsively to Truncation,=20 etc.=20 -----Original Message----- From: Niall Litchfield [mailto:niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:22 PM To: Mohan, Ross Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: query tune ah I believe you have fallen victim to what gaja would call compulsive = tuning disorder, mladen's suggestion will likely reduce response time to = acceptable levels, there is no need to tune beyond this point :) If however this were a new system it might be wise to schedule a = truncate... drop storage; command on a regular basis as part of the = system design. As this appears to be a web content management system I = would suggest implementing this on the arrival of new content. =20 On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:06:19 -0000, Mohan, Ross <RMohan@xxxxxxxxxxx> = wrote: > MG - >=20 > Why not go all the way...and squeeze EVERY LAST DROP of performance=20 > out =3D of this query? >=20 > TRUNCATE TABLE URL_PAGES drop storage; >=20 > I don't understand why some DBAs just don't "cross all the T's and dot = > =3D all the I's" >=20 > Yours in Performance,=3D20 >=20 > etc. >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3D=20 > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 3:32 PM > To: oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: query tune >=20 > Seema Singh wrote: >=20 > >Hi, > > > >What changes required in below query to make faster? > > > > =3D20 > > > The following command will speed the query up tremendously: >=20 > TRUNCATE TABLE URL_PAGES; >=20 > Executing this command will speed up the query for an order of =3D=20 > magnitude. You don't have to thank me. That is all I can help you with = > =3D without knowing the availability of indexes, distribution of data = in=20 > the =3D indexed columns, size of the table and server version. >=20 > --=3D20 > Mladen Gogala > Oracle DBA > Ext. 121 >=20 > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >=20 --=20 Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l