On Mon, 2014-03-03 at 09:56 -0800, IJFQSFTGESJU@... wrote:

> Just to make sure: there is no way to get the execution plan without
> actually running the statement?

you can do that and more in isql, then apply your changes to your query.

It is a lot easier (and quicker) than writing java code.

But Mark's answer is more elegant.