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   Erland Sommarskog to b.f.lundin@gmail.com   
   Re: Odbc and client library/drivers   
   20 Sep 12 23:31:15   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   björn lundin (b.f.lundin@gmail.com) writes:   
   > And here is a clearly a difference in opinion.   
   > I do not see 'select *' as an error or as a problem.   
      
   But most experienced people in this trade do. Maybe you will not   
   redesign your system, but one day you may change jobs. In which case   
   can be good to know that using "SELECT *" is something you should   
   be restrictive with.   
      
      
      
   --   
   Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Links for SQL Server Books Online:   
   SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx   
   SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx   
      
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