> Using the DAL for selects can make things easier, though using executesql > can be a bit faster (especially for large numbers of recrods) because it > doesn't parse the results into a Rows object (of course, then you lose the > benefits of working with Rows and Row objects). >
Of course, the other benefit of the DAL is that it is an *abstraction* layer, so the code is portable across different database backends. If you write your own SQL, it might not be portable if you decide to change your data store. Anthony -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
