Re: How to get total number of rows before executing the sql /fetch

Try doing a SELECT COUNT(*) ...........

If it's possible that someone could insert/delete between your COUNT(*) and the cursor FETCH, simply lock the relevant tables before the COUNT(*), and do a ROLLBACK immediately after.

Dean

In article <34285F33.28BE43FC_at_altro.com>,   ssahoo_at_altro.com wrote:
>
> We want to know the toal number of rows expected in a cursor fetch
> before doing actual fetch. (before executing)
>
> thanks
>
> Sidhartha

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