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Jim Kennedy wrote:
> This isn't MS SQL Server; a modicum of intelligence is assumed. Just
> cause it doesn't say in the package don't do it, doesn't mean you
> should. You might be able to log in as sys and manually add rows to
> system catalogs, but that isn't a smart thing either.
> Jim
All right, but what then is the dbms_stats.gather_database_stats procedure there for?
I suppose it's not just put in to trap newbies?
Lots of greetings!
Volker
-- While it is a known fact that programmers never make mistakes, it is still a good idea to humor the users by checking for errors at critical points in your program. -Robert D. Schneider, "Optimizing INFORMIX Applications"Received on Wed Jun 11 2003 - 06:14:37 CDT