Neil Whelchel wrote:
That is why I suggested an estimate(*) that works like (a faster) count(*)
except that it may be off a bit. I think that is what he was talking about
when he wrote this.
The main problem with "select count(*)" is that it gets seriously
mis-used. Using "select count(*)" to establish existence is bad for
performance and for code readability.
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