>> I was using count(*) just to detect the presence of any record >> meeting given condition. Is it possible to make >> it fast _not_ using count(*)? I need just a "boolean result" of 1/0 >> (yes, there is at least one / there aren't any). >> > Add limit 1 to the query, so that it stops after finding the > first match.
Actually, IIRC, "limit" only operates on the rows after a full table scan, so doesn't help. What you need instead is: select exists (select 1 from MyTable where condition) which will return a boolean result, and stop scanning the table after the first match is found. Tom BareFeet _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
