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sree reddy
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I have a SQl to get the Count in the Program
Select count(*) from xxx
where xxx= :xxxxx
Is there any other method of SQL to get the count without using Count(*) in the SQl
Some people says using count(*) with degrade the performace.
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| Is there any other method of SQL to get the count without using Count(*) in the SQl |
Sure, but they all take more resources. . .
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| Some people says using count(*) with degrade the performace. |
Counting rows does not cause degradation. Reading rows does. If the predicate in the example is not an index, the entire table must be read. If this is an index, only those rows needed will be read. |
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Ketan Varhade
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Count * does not degrade the performance, even I was also think the same but later found out that sometime count * is been used for the existence check of some of the data in the table or not at the moment we should not use the count * but if the requirement want to have the number of rows present then by using count * will not degrade the performance,
However you can use the SQLERRD or get diagnostic for the same feature, check if these functionality does fit in your requirement. |
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dejunzhu
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You can use
SELECT COUNT(YOUR_TABLE_PRIMARY_KEY).
This can ensure that you're using index, which is more efficient. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
How does that accomplish the WHERE. . . 
Care must be taken to post replies that answer the posted question. . . |
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