Re: Hints in Practice

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:37:15 GMT
Message-ID: <f4KHg.18135$o27.11946@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>

"DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message news:1156535110.265937_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...
> Bob Jones wrote:
>
>> No, I was saying the exact opposite. I said hints in the SQL should be
>> avoided at all cost. Read my posts.
>
> And reasonable people object to absolutist statements.
>

That is quite an absolutist statement.

> If it made my SQL statements run better I'd use duct tape.

Yep, hints are like duct tapes for the optimizer. Received on Fri Aug 25 2006 - 16:37:15 CDT