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where rownum < N is slow

AlleTFeb 15 2010 — edited Feb 17 2010
Hi all,

I am on a 10.2.0.4 SE RAC db.

When I execute

select * from <table> where rownum < N

The query hangs as if the dbms had to perform an entire scan of the table.

Do you have any idea of why this happens???

Thanks in advance
This post has been answered by Jonathan Lewis on Feb 15 2010
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