Month: December 2023

  • TOAD and sqlplus have Different Execution Plans: Bind variable peeking

    TOAD and sqlplus have Different Execution Plans: Bind variable peeking

    The post discusses a performance issue where an identical query yields different execution plans in TOAD and sqlplus due to various factors such as statistics, physical differences, settings, and OCI commands. The issue is identified as related to Adaptive Cursor Sharing (ACS), and the difference in behavior is observed when running the query with different bind values. The response also mentions a change in TOAD’s OCI Array Buffers size option, resolving the issue in the upcoming beta release.