i think it should be: number_of_records = db(db.countries.id).select().count()
haven't tried it, but you must have all the rows selected to count. > Hi, > > i have this line of code: > > number_of_records = db().count(db.countries.id) > > i am receiving an error: > <class 'sqlite3.OperationalError'> near ";": syntax error > (self=<gluon.dal.SQLiteAdapter object>, *a=('SELECT count(DISTINCT > countries.id) FROM ;',), **b={}) > > What is wrong? > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.