Yep, "bug" is where we're going with it... But we haven't had time yet to go into detail. Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com * Nullius in verba * Upcoming events: - Performance Diagnosis 101: 4/6 Seattle, 5/7 Dallas, 5/18 New Jersey - SQL Optimization 101: 4/19 Denver, 5/3 Boston, 5/24 San Diego - Hotsos Symposium 2005: March 6-10 Dallas - Visit www.hotsos.com for schedule details... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bobak, Mark Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:24 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: cost Hmm....I should have known, Cary...;-) I actually had the thought, as I was typing that reply "hmm....*always*, really? Are you sure? Yeah, of course you are, if it's not always choosing the lowest cost, what else could it do....?" Of course, Oracle found a way..... My first thought, though, would be that this is a bug.....is that where you're going with this? Or is there something more going on? Did 10053 reveal anything interesting? -Mark Mark J. Bobak Oracle DBA ProQuest Company Ann Arbor, MI "Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc" ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------