Could someone chime in as to whats a better practice? for select queries should I return all or the IDs that I require?
Efficiency? Scalability? etc.
thanks
Env: SQL Server 2008, VS2008 (VB)
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Could someone chime in as to whats a better practice? for select queries should I return all or the IDs that I require?
Efficiency? Scalability? etc.
thanks
Env: SQL Server 2008, VS2008 (VB)
Use select col1, col2, col3 from table instead of select * from table1. This has numerous advantages, as mentioned here and here.
Also see:
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/jeffs/jeffs/archive/2007/07/26/60271.aspx
Is there a difference between Select * and Select [list each col]