Re: ROWNUM strangeness?--SOLVED

> As for sorting, rownum is assigned before any sorting. However, if the data
> is read via an index, the rownum appears to be assigned after the sort.

Dan,

I wouldn't say that. What *appears* is the sort, which doesn't take place since data is fetched in sorted order. Rownum is assigned in the order data is fetched, as you say elsewhere. I am pretty sure it's clear in your mind, but it may sound confusing to others. When Naveen said that the rows is ALWAYS assigned before sorting, it's true, even in that case since there is no sort (in the 'shuffling of things in memory' acceptance of the word).

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