Re: Simple query makes Oracle hang

hello faheem,

how about introducing an index on fileCat.filecategory?

regards

:) ATTA In article <93dgrg$f4s$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   faheemrao_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
>
> I have a problem in running a simple SQl query.
>
> This is very strange that the following query makes all oracle front
> end tool makes "not responding". including sql plus and Oracle
> worksheet.
>
> select file_name from Filatable
> where filetypeID= 2
> and
> FileCategory NOT IN ( select filecategory from fileCat)
>
> But if omit the not operator that query runs fine.
>
> select file_name from Filatable
> where filetypeID= 2
> and
> FileCategory IN ( select filecategory from fileCat)
>
> I am badly struck with that problem.
>
> any help would do a lot
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Faheem Rao
>
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