Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail.com> wrote:
> The flipside there is that a good set of hinting options may increase
> the amount of detailed feedback we get from users on improvements
> needed in the optimizer. The current knobs are pretty blunt and don't
> do as much as I'd like when trying to track down exactly where the
> optimiser has gone wrong.
Point conceded. Any information that can help diagnose an issue is good
information. I like the idea of only allowing it on explain.
Mike Pollard
SUPRA Server SQL Engineering and Support
Cincom Systems, Inc.