In the last episode (Nov 11), Greg Matthews said: > > hey, can i hijack my message back?...this thread is about the performance of > subselects, not stored procedures. go write your own message :-)... > > so....the original question is if someone would be nice enough to answer.. > > ====> Do any MySql coders writing subselects in 4.1 know whether EXISTS will >outperform an equivalent query written as a join. <===== > > Typically, db vendors recommend you use an exists clause, not a join > when testing for the presence of child data because it's faster.
I would expect that the explain plans for both queries would end up being identical, so the only difference is whichever you think is more readable. I don't remember reading any Oracle documentation recommending subselects. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php