Does anyone know a performance or any other benefit of using select(1) or select(*) over the other? I am looking to optimize searching
Does anyone know a performance or any other benefit of using select(1) or select(*)
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Does anyone know a performance or any other benefit of using select(1) or select(*) over the other? I am looking to optimize searching
There are some instances it makes a difference…The best thing to do is to look at the execution plan for your query using SELECT (1) and SELECT (*)
This post is also a good resource:
http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/02/26/sql-server-select-1-vs-select-an-interesting-observation/