Re: Empty Table

Interesting. I hadn't considered that.

So, did you try your query with a NOPARALLEL hint?

Jared

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:28:36 +0100, jaromir nemec <jaromir_at_db-nemec.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > add a where clause:
> > WHERE rownum < 2;
>
> this is in nearly all cases a very good approach, but there is a small but
> dangerous trap.
>
> There is a constellation performing even with rownum < 2 a full scan of the
> total table. No, I don't mean the old joke with rownum > 2!
>
> This case (true story) is documented in
> http://www.db-nemec.com/Selecting_ROWNUM_1.html
>
> Regards
>
> Jaromir D.B. Nemec
>
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