By the way, I've been using the following to gather stats in 9i databases: dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats(ownname=> 'SCHEMA_NAME', options=> 'GATHER AUTO'); What are the gurus using? Best regards, David B. Wagoner Database Administrator ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------