This is trivial to benchmark yourself. Try: BENCHMARK(100000, SELECT yada, yada FROM test WHERE id IN(1,2,3))
And compare to BENCHMARK(100000, SELECT yada,yda FROM test WHERE (id =1 or id = 2 or id =3)) See http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Miscellaneous_functions.html for documentation on the BENCHMARK command. --Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom O'Neill (MySQL User) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: SELECT SPEEDS...... > > > Is there any difference in speed between the following select > statements? > > SELECT yada,yda FROM test WHERE id IN(1,2,3) > > OR > > SELECT yada,yda FROM test WHERE (id =1 or id = 2 or id =3) > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]