On 1/13/05 9:50 AM, "Greg Stark" <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> wrote:
> I think the Oracle syntax looks like
>
> SELECT * FROM foo SAMPLE (0.1)
>
> I don't think I would have picked this syntax but it seems like a better idea
> to copy the existing practice rather than invent a new one.
Of course, in Oracle 'count(*)' is instantaneous. It doesn't have to count
the physical records one by one.
Wes