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Re: More on dbms_stats

From: Mladen Gogala <mgogala_at_allegientsystems.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:48:23 -0400
Message-ID: <42FA7627.2040008@allegientsystems.com>


Wolfgang Breitling wrote:

> It potentially, and likely, creates an awful lot of histograms exactly
> BECAUSE the method_opt setting of 'for all columns size 1' is ignored
> and replaced with 'for all columns size auto'.
>

I prefer skewed columns, that is the columns from SYS.COL_USAGE$. I can only recommend the nice papers
from http://www.centrexcc.com to the general audience. You did an excellent job explaining the intricacies of the optimizer to the general audience. Jonathan is writing a CBO book, did you happen to see it?

-- 
Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA
Ext. 121


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