Hi, I am facing a very strange problem.
Oracle 7.3.4.4.1 and HP 10.2 I do an analyze of a huge table (more than 46 million records) . The query which hits this table and 2 other table has an RULE hint . On the day analyze fails on the big table, performance is very very slow . But with analyze performance is ok. 1) With RULE shouldn't oracle overrule the statistics and take the hint only. Why does it seem to be checking statistics . The init.ora value is choose . shreepad -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).