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TK
Can anybody think of an example where "select count(*) from..." is
different from "select count(columnA) from...." in terms of performance?
For example, what if columnA is indexed?

Thanks in advance.
-tk
Jul 19 '05 #1
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"TK" <ab****************@rogers.com> wrote in message
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| Can anybody think of an example where "select count(*) from..." is
| different from "select count(columnA) from...." in terms of performance?
| For example, what if columnA is indexed?
|
| Thanks in advance.
| -tk

google COUNT(*) -- there's been many postings on this

;-{ mcs
Jul 19 '05 #2

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