> Also, specifying fields won't break things when people add fields to a
> table.
Yeah, but you already have the same problem with SELECT *.
Let me give another example. You have a table with 15 rows. One of those
rows is TEXT. You really do want everything except the text. Doesn't
anyone e
Hey HEY! Another old Fox-Jockey! :) (There are still a few of us left in the
world)
While I understand your suggestion, I would suggest that you steer clear of
using Select * at all except when testing or when there is no other way. You
will get better performance by specifying the fields you wan
Also, specifying fields won't break things when people add fields to a
table.
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Cal Evans wrote:
> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:07:36 -0600
> From: Cal Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jason Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: R
an Visual Basic, but that's an argument for
another list ;-).
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