From: kennedy-downwithspammersfamily@attbi.net   
      
   "Geetha"  wrote in message   
   news:4b40e20a.0310290724.13e86079@posting.google.com...   
   > I searched in the Oracle documents what count (1) meant and I could   
   > not find an answer.  Can some one explain what Oracle does internally   
   > when use count (1) VS count (*).  Thank you very much in advance! We   
   > use Oracle 9i.   
   There is a myth out there that count(1) is faster than count(*).  It isn't   
   true.  Use count(*).(You can look it up on asktom.oracle.com)   
   Jim   
      
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