Re: I need to vent

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> On Mar 1, 2016, at 10:56 AM, Matt Adams <MAdams_at_TroverSolutions.com> wrote:
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> 1.8 million characters!!!!! How in bloody hell does ANYTHING write a single sql statement that 1.8 million characters long.
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> Just for fun, I pasted it into microsoft word….ITS OVER 500 PAGES. It’s a freaking novel!!
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> It’s a mass of nested selects (I quit counting at six levels deep) and massive numbers of unions. It optimizer must have lost its mind trying to figure this one out.
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> I’ve never seen anything quite like it. This may be the most obscene thing I’ve ever seen in 23 years as an oracle dba.
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> I can’t imagine someone actually writing this monstrosity. It must have been generated by some application at run time.
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> And I’ve just been asked to troubleshoot why this statement takes so long…hmm….can’t imagine a single reason.
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> I just needed to vent a little to somebody who might understand. What’s the most egregious statement you’ve come across?
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> We now return you to your regularly scheduled helpful oracle related mail list.
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> Matt
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