Dan: The discussion was recent, but I cannot find reference to it. I kinda thought Kirti was involved in the thread, and it had something to do with creating an x$dual table as a workround to hammering dual.
Sorry I can't remember any more . . . Barb > ---------- > From: Fink, Dan[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:23 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Using DUAL > > The developers here have a fondness for using DUAL for simple operations > (select count(*) from dual is executed 10000+ times per day). I recall a > passing comment somewhere/sometime that there are performance issues with > accessing DUAL. Of course, now that I need to provide some information to > the developers, I can't recall the comment or find documentation. > > Any assistance is greatly appreciated. > > Daniel W. Fink > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Baker, Barbara 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).
