Oracle-L: Re: OT: Funniest line in the manual.

From: <Brian_P_MacLean_at_eFunds.Com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:38:19 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004344DC.20020326153819@fatcity.com>

Actually, when you think about this for a moment, it's not such a bad idea. The format below would need some improvement but WTF. I bet it ends up being an Oracle 9i release 'n' feature.

     where use_nested{A.col1 = B.col1, taba_pk, tabb_pk}
     where use_bitmap{A.sex = 'M', taba_bdx}

I'll bet 90% of Oracle's new features started out as an "I Wish" in somebodies head at 3 in the morning.

Brian P. MacLean
Oracle DBA, OCP8i

                                                                                                                           
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You mean all this time my hints like the following:

select *
from table
where /*+ LET_ME_CHOOSE_THE_ORDER */

  /*+ DO_ME_FIRST */ col1 = 12 and
  /*+ NOT_ME_YET */  col2 = 13 and
  /*+ WHEN_YOU_GET_A_MOMENT_TRY_ME */ col3 = 14

isn't going to work ?

:-)

Jonathan Lewis <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote: >
> Do you have a favourite (or favorite) joke in the
> Oracle manuals. I've been reading the Oracle 9
> SQL reference manual - as one does from time
> to time - and spotted this gem on p. 2-97:
>
> <quote>
> /*+ ordered_predicates */
> Use this hint in the WHERE clause of SELECT
> statements.
> </quote>
>
> Can I propose this one for urban legend status
> for 2004 ?
>
>
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