Quick calculation of the row count

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:59:43 +0000

Warning! It depends on the statistics and could be not accurate!

Sybase

select user_name( obj.uid), obj.name , rowcnt(doampg)
from sysindexes idx, sysobjects obj
where idx.indid < 2 and idx.id = obj.id and obj.type = 'U'
order by 1,2
go

select object_name( idx.id ), rowcnt(doampg)
from sysindexes idx
where idx.indid < 2
and object_name( idx.id ) in ('object1','object2')
go

Oracle

SELECT OWNER, TABLE_NAME, NUM_ROWS
FROM dba_tables
WHERE TABLE_NAME = UPPER( '&what_tbl.' );

SELECT OWNER, TABLE_NAME, NUM_ROWS
FROM dba_tables
ORDER BY 1,2;

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Quick calculation of the row count