Oracle FAQ Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US
 

Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.misc -> Re: What to Count - WAS Re: Newbie ? - Howto find nbr records in a table

Re: What to Count - WAS Re: Newbie ? - Howto find nbr records in a table

From: Mungo Henning <mungoh_at_itacs.strath.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 14:08:37 +0100
Message-ID: <3624A255.E743093F@itacs.strath.ac.uk>


I thought the conclusion was going to be "count(8)" was faster than "count(*)" because you didn't have to use the SHIFT key to get the asterisk (which is above the eight... well, at least on my keyboard)!

Mungo :-) Received on Wed Oct 14 1998 - 08:08:37 CDT

Original text of this message

HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US