>When I do a select like this:
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>Select * from kpops.Patients patients
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>Everything is fine. However, When I do it like this:
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>Select * from kpops.Patients patients WHERE Patients.SEX = "M"
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>I get an error. My question is:
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>Does Oracle expect an index on the field you put the Where Clause on or is it something else?
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>TIA Ron
It's something else. There is no requirement that a field be indexed that is included in a WHERE clause.
Mark McCasland
Midlothian, TX USA