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   count(*)   
   17 Apr 04 06:54:12   
   
   From: absolutely_no_spam@rogers.com   
      
   Can anybody think of an example where "select count(*) from..." is   
   different from "select count(columnA) from...." in terms of performance?   
     For example, what if columnA is indexed?   
      
   Thanks in advance.   
   -tk   
      
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