> where you want to guarantee no table scan ever. If hints are what they say they are, they cannot guarantee anything. And they indeed are hints. FTA: “The do

> where you want to guarantee no table scan ever. If hints are what they say they are, they cannot guarantee anything. And they indeed are hints. FTA: “The documentation is explicit: advice "can only produce plans the core planner considers viable." Advice only nudges the planner toward one it already considered.”