firewoodtim@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:18:16 +0100, "Rik Wasmus"
> <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> "snip"
>>
>>Eehm. Why does it deliver unnecessary data? You control the queries,
>>how come the queries don't ask for just the data they need?
>>
>
> Well, I read somewhere that 'SELECT *' was a lot faster than naming a
> bunch of fields that are specific for the exact task for the moment.

Wherever it was you read that, make sure you don't go there again!