Start With Connect by usage without Prior keyword

HI,
Is there a usage for something like this:

Select MyColumn
From MyTable
Start with MyCol = aNumber
Connect By MyCol = MyOtherCol

If not, its a bit weird that Oracle does not raise an error since the keyword PRIOR is not used like this:

 Select MyColumn
 From MyTable
 Start with MyCol = aNumber
 Connect By Prior MyCol = MyOtherCol

Thank you,
Christian Cote Received on Tue Jun 08 2004 - 11:46:52 CDT