RE: function index concepts - urgh

Remember that you need the parameter query_rewrite_enabled=TRUE for those indexes.

Regards.

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Diana Duncan [SMTP:dduncan_at_arsenaldigital.com]
> Enviado el: lunes 12 de marzo de 2001 16:55
> Para: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Asunto: RE: function index concepts - urgh
>
> In no way would I ever disagree with Jared ;-), but wouldn't it be better
> to
> create two indices rather than the one?
>
> create index HOLDER_LASTNAME_IDX on HOLDER (UPPER(LAST_NAME));
> create index HOLDER_FIRSTNAME_IDX on HOLDER (UPPER(FIRST_NAME));
>
> The select statement Jared wrote would definitely work, and you'd also
> have
> the ability to select only on first names, which having the concatenated
> last||first wouldn't give you.
>
> My $0.02,
>
> Diana
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 2:25 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> Dennis,
>
> This should do it.
>
> select * from holder
> where last_name = upper('Taylor')
> and first_name = upper('Dennis');
>
>
> And no it's not Friday, it is now Saturday. ;)
>
> Jared
>
>
> On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Dennis Taylor wrote:
>
> > create index HOLDER_NAME_IDX on HOLDER (UPPER(LAST_NAME||'
> '||FIRST_NAME));
> >
> >
> > insert into holder (last_name,first_name) values ('taylor','dennis');
> >
> >
> > select * from holder where last_name = 'Taylor' and first_name =
> > 'Dennis';
> >
> >
> > is that going to use the index? Or do I have to torque the select
> > statement a little more? Or is there a better way to set up the index?
> Or
> > is the problem just that it's friday? or maybe Friday?
>
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