On Monday 27 January 2003 07:06, Torsten Curdt wrote:
> > What do the database to try to find the 6th row?
> >
> > I think the answer is: scan the rest of the database after finding the
> > ONLY 5 rows that already exist.
>
> No :) ...be sure - it doesn't

Well, that depends on the WHERE clause. For instance;

WHERE SQRT(  SQ( a - b ) + SQ( c - d ) + SQ( e - f ) ) < g ;

definately go through every record, whether the fields are indexed or not.



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