On May 23, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Adam Heath wrote: > On 05/23/2012 01:13 PM, Jacopo Cappellato wrote: >> Using count() was simply a trick to be sure to get a record back even if the >> entity is empty... but if we use an entity that we are sure is populated we >> don't have to use it, of course. Of course if we use count(*) we have to use >> it in an entity with a very low number of rows... but I too would prefer to >> avoid it. > > select 1;
Thank you Adam, this is the "trick" I was looking for when I mentioned option #3 in my first email. I will test the system with it and then commit. Jacopo