Question : Oracle 11g retrieved data from an index not being sorted?

In 8i when Oracle retrieved data from an index it kept it sorted.  Since upgrading to 11g I noticed that my queries that didn't contain an order by clause weren't coming back sorted.  Is there some init.ora parameter or other workaround setting that forces a sort?

Answer : Oracle 11g retrieved data from an index not being sorted?

where are you retrieving this data? in SQL*Plus or any other application?

You've to use the ORDER BY clause to sort the data.