Using query analyzer, name 3 ways you can get an accurate
count of the number of records in a table?
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Answer / kumar.t
1. Select Count(EmployeeId) As NoOfRow From Employee
2. Select Count(*) As NoOfRow From Employee
3. Select Count_Big(*) As NoOfRow From Employee
4. Select Rows From SysIndexes Where Id = Object_Id
('Employee') And IndId<2
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Kumar.T
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Answer / madhu
To get the total record count of a table use
Select count(*) from table_name
or
select count(column_name) from table_name
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / mathan
1.select count(*) from <table name>
2.select count_big(*) from <table name>
3.select rows from sysindexes where id=?
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Answer / ramakrishna
count()
@@rowcount
sysindexes
dbcc chektable
sp_spaceused
excution plan
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / mahmood
1) Select count(*) from tablename
2) sp_spaceused tablename
3) Select id from sysobjects where name ='tablename'
GO
Select * from sysindexes where id=? ---Put ID no. from
above query
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 4 No |
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