Re: Difference between count(1) and count(*)

  • From: Lyndon Tiu <ltiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 07:23:40 -0700

On July 8, 2004 01:29 am, David Sharples wrote:
> You don't mention version but they are exactly the same
> http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:11561
> 59920245
>

But reading through the articles, it seems to me that there was a historial 
truth to count(1) being faster, but this has since become irrelevant due to 
advances.

Thanks for the info.

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Lyndon Tiu
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