If you actually need every one of the columns in a single (or multiple) row(s) then select * saves time. Isn't that we all try to do, save ourselves time? Why not in this case?
<!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> -----Original Message----- From: Ryan, Terrence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:05 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Select * in SQL I have a dumb question. Can someone point me to a definitive explanation of why select * in SQL is bad? I've found this : http://www.adopenstatic.com/faq/selectstarisbad.asp but I don't thing it effectively counters the argument "But I need all of the columns in the table." Mind you, that I'm not looking for convincing for myself, rather I'm doing a code review, and want to be have a stronger footing for saying: "Get rid of the select *'s." Terrence Ryan Senior Systems Programmer Wharton Computing and Information Technology E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246100 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
