At 12:40 PM 9/9/2002, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Without giving me the RTFM, and in 25 words or less...
>
>Can someone tell me what an index column is and does for a query?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Will
Will,
Without an index the entire table has to be read to find the
results of the query. Even simpl
No index:
Go to the library and find a book without using the card catalog.
Index:
Go to the library and find the book in the card catalog, it will tell
where the book is.
On Monday, September 9, 2002, at 01:40 PM, Will K. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Without giving me the RTFM, and in 25 words or les
Will K. wrote:
> Can someone tell me what an index column is and does for a query?
Extra data to make the query faster.
--
Michael T. Babcock
C.T.O., FibreSpeed Ltd.
http://www.fibrespeed.net/~mbabcock
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Before posting, ple
Hello,
Without giving me the RTFM, and in 25 words or less...
Can someone tell me what an index column is and does for a query?
Thanks,
Will
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