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Nuno Souto wrote in message <3bfa3b0d.10357437_at_news>...
>Sorry if I sounded pedantic, but:
There is an important distinction between
pedantry and precision - many of the errors
and misunderstandings regarding Oracle
database activity are due to lack of precision,
in particular fully qualified statements.
I stand duly corrected.
>
>I've had quite a few tell me that "plans with higher costs cannot
>possibly execute faster". No qualification of the statement
>whatsoever. Oh well...
>
Another list for the FAQ, perhaps - top 10 (20, 100) reasons
where a plan with a higher cost can run faster than a plan
with a lower cost.
Received on Tue Nov 20 2001 - 07:41:19 CST
