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Tanel Poder wrote:
> Hi!
>
> You should never rely on ordering that comes from using an index. If the
> index is not used for some reason, or fast full scan is used, you will
> probably get completely different-ordered result. Order by is a must if you
> want order.
>
> Tanel.
>
> <snipped>
To which it should be added that Oracle doesn't index NULLs.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Mon Jun 16 2003 - 18:25:04 CDT