RE: More on dbms_stats

It wouldn't create any more histograms than any other method - Oracle creates histograms of size 1 for all columns by default.

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala

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>exec dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats(ownname=>'DATATEL',options=>'GATHER
>AUTO',degree=>8,cascade=>TRUE,method_opt=>'FOR ALL COLUMNS SIZE 1');
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That would create an awful lot of histograms if method_opt was observed.. Fortunately, it is ignored with GATHER AUTO. Here is what the fine manual says:

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