Re: [sqlite] need faster count(*)

2004-01-06 Thread Kennedy, Dan
> Doesn't sqlite "know" the number of rows in each table without > explicitly counting them? Thanks for any help Buzz No it doesn't know that. One thing you could try using is triggers. eg. Set a trigger to increment a value in some other table when a row is inserted, and decrement the value

RE: [sqlite] need faster count(*)

2004-01-06 Thread Greg Obleshchuk
-Original Message- From: Buzz Weetman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2004 7:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [sqlite] need faster count(*) In my particular situation, count(1) or count(my_column_name) does not seem to make a dent. I understand that count(x