RE: Does start with/connect by uses full table scan?

From: Christopher Spence <cspence_at_FuelSpot.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:05:42 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00399731.20010926093033@fatcity.com>

You want to make sure there is an index on the start with and connect by clauses.

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Christopher R. Spence
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List,

Does Oracle go for full table scan or does it use indexes when we use start with/connect by clause?

Thanks,

Rao
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