We had a discussion on here regarding hints. some of you stated that Oracle cannot ignore a proper hint. I have a TAR open and asked about this. Here is the response.
"A hint simply adds weight to a cost estimation, it can still be overridden by the CBO if the values aren't seen as useful."
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Received on Thu Mar 04 2004 - 13:36:36 CST
