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

From: Alan D. Mills <alanmNOSPAM_at_uk.europe.mcd.mot.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 14:45:48 +0100
Message-ID: <7029tc$apu$1@schbbs.mot.com> 





Not really.  On my keyboard I already have the shift key down to get to the
( and ) characters so it;s easier to leave it down ;)



--


Alan D. Mills




Mungo Henning wrote in message <3624A255.E743093F_at_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 :-)




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