Fastest way to determine if a query returns any rows

Hi,
I hope I don't embarres myself because of the simplicity of this questrion,
but what would be the fastest way to determine, if a query would return any
rows (without actually returning them, and I don't need to know how many
there are, either)?
Thanks,
KlausYou can use the EXISTS() clause like:
IF EXISTS( SELECT * FROM ... )
Anith|||Thanks!
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> You can use the EXISTS() clause like:
> IF EXISTS( SELECT * FROM ... )
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> Anith
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