count (1) and count (*)

From: Geetha <gelangov_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 29 Oct 2003 07:24:37 -0800
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I searched in the Oracle documents what count (1) meant and I could not find an answer. Can some one explain what Oracle does internally when use count (1) VS count (*). Thank you very much in advance! We use Oracle 9i. Received on Wed Oct 29 2003 - 16:24:37 CET

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