Re: What syntax better (faster,cool)!

sokol,

     It depends on the number of rows that you are wanting to process.

The : elect COL into VAR from TABLE; will give you an error if there are more than one row that is returned. However, if there is only one row this is a cleaner way and more effient because you are using an internal implicit cursor.

However, if you are wanting to process more than one row, you have to use the explicit cursor routine. This requires more on the database bacuse of the cursor values and memory that is used.

I hope that this helps you,
Thanks,
Bryan Lenihan

sokol_at_opsb.ru wrote:

> select COL into VAR from TABLE;
>
> or
>
> open CURSOR;
> fetch COL into VAR;
> close CURSOR;
>
> Tanks.
>
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Received on Mon Dec 07 1998 - 04:31:40 CST