> The _other_ way it's going to be used is as a stealthy > alteration to regular behaviour, to solve a particular nasty > performance problem that happens to result on a given day. > And every single time I've seen anything like that done, the > long term effect is always monstrous.
Funny, I very seldom use Informix hints (mostly none, maybe 2 per project), but I have yet to see one that backfires on me, even lightly. I use hints like: don't use that index, use that join order, use that index Can you give us an example that had such a monstrous effect in Oracle, other than that the hint was a mistake in the first place ? Andreas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
