Re: simulating a select returning a million rows?

From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:59:25 +0200
Message-ID: <79hbkcF1qc6niU4_at_mid.individual.net>



On 07.06.2009 02:03, mh_at_pixar.com wrote:
> Peter Nilsson <airia_at_acay.com.au> wrote:
>> Malcolm Dew-Jones wrote:
>>>       select rownum from dual connect by rownum <= 1000000
>> More common is...
>>
>>   select level from dual connect by level <= 1000000

>
> Both of these are working perfectly for me... thanks to
> both of you!

But keep in mind that if you are investigating execution plans the mere fact that you do not query a real table might dramatically change the plan in question probably making the exercise useless.

Kind regards

        robert

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Received on Sat Jun 13 2009 - 04:59:25 CDT

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