Curious--if you can specify hints, why not just specify an ORDER BY clause? Wouldn't that be more readable/maintainable/portable?
I don't know where I got it, but I had the impression that row order was explicitly undefined (in one of the SQL standards?) when you don't do an explicit ORDER BY. A given version/brand of rdbms may act consistently, but you shouldn't rely on it, as the next version or brand may do something else. But maybe I'm making that up... Cheers, -Roy Roy Pardee Programmer/Analyst/DBA SWFPAC Lockheed Martin IT Extension 8487 -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:10 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Vivek If you want the data returned in an order, you can create an index with the order you want, and in your query provide a hint for Oracle to use that index. If your query is such that Oracle actually uses that index, the data will be returned in that order. I work with a large application that entirely depends on this principle. Crude but nevertheless effective. Dennis Williams DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:33 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L When NOT Giving any Order by Clause , How is the Output of the SELECT Clause ordered by Default ? Assuming There exists a Unique index on the Table Is some Rule followed ? NOTE Records may have been INSERTED into the Table in some manner differing from the Order of the data of the Unique index Key fields. Thanks -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: VIVEK_SHARMA INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Pardee, Roy E INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
