Count(primaryKey) is definitely better. Less information returned from the database so less bandwidth is used, plus the result can be obtained instantly from the index (I suppose this depends on the db).
-Mike Chabot On 9/6/06, Michael E. Carluen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pls confirm which of the two ways is more efficient or more recommended- > please advise if it even makes a difference. Thanks! > > SELECT count(fieldname) as thecount > > OR > > SELECT fieldname > .. > .. > <cfset countfromquery = queryname.recordcount> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:252301 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
