As Mark said u don't need this script anymore in 10G. You could use set pagesize 500 set linesize 500 If the plan is not flushed out use select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_cursor('SQL_ID')); or from AWR use select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_awr('SQL_ID')); Regards, Fairlie Siva Valiveru <SValiveru@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Right for the real actual plan already got executed and if the plan is not flushed out from buffer here is script I use. set long 100000 lines 200 pages 1000 delete from plan_table where statement_id = 'MYQUERY'; insert into plan_table select 'xx' statement_id, 0 plan_id, timestamp, NULL remarks, a.operation, a.options, a.object_node, a.object_owner, a.object_name, object_alias, null object_instance, object_type, a.optimizer, a.search_columns, a.id, a.parent_id, a.depth, a.position, a.cost, a.cardinality, a.bytes, a.other_tag, a.partition_start, a.partition_stop, a.partition_id, a.other, a.distribution, a.cpu_cost, a.io_cost, a.temp_space, a.access_predicates, a.filter_predicates, projection, time ,qblock_name ,OTHER_XML from v$sql_plan a where sql_id = '&&SQL_ID'; --SELECT * FROM table(DBMS_XPLAN.DISPLAY('plan_table', 'MYQUERY','ALL')); SELECT * FROM table(DBMS_XPLAN.DISPLAY('plan_table', 'MYQUERY')); rollback; BTW, Jonathan lewis(? I think) presented a method to get real execution plan, without actually fethching data. Anyone got that url? Something like Declare Cursor c1 for select * from tab; Begin Open c1; Close c1; End; And then get the sql_id and query v$sql_plan.. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cary Millsap Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:30 PM To: wojciech.skrzynecki@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l Subject: RE: script to see explain plan One detail that may seem subtle, but it's important. Notice that EXPLAIN PLAN doesn't show an execution plan, it shows a *predicted* execution plan. Contrast this to the notion that there's a real execution plan in your trace data (if you've activated it) or in your V$ fixed views, but only after having executed the query in question. Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com Nullius in verba Hotsos Symposium 2007 / March 4-8 / Dallas Visit www.hotsos.com for curriculum and schedule details... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wojciech Skrzynecki Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:04 PM To: oracle-l Subject: script to see explain plan Hello Everybody I would like ask you to about explain plan. I am looking for the best script to see explain plan. I know that it is possible to see explain plan for active session of other users. I use script from metalink Note:260942.1. Maybe you use better scripts to see explain plan. -- Wojciech Skrzynecki Database Administrator -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Fairlie Rego Senior Oracle Consultant http://el-caro.blogspot.com/ M: +61 402 792 405 --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.