RE: 'Theoretical' SQL question -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: RE: 'Theoretical' SQL question
From: "Hall, Philip" <phall@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:37:58 -0600
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> If the field is a unique key, it got to be an index.
> If it is an index, then table scan is not needed - so there is no issue.
> 
> Do I miss something here?
> 

Yes, my original question.

Which was can one assume _100%_ that the processing will stop once the record 
has been located.

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Follow-Ups:

RE: 'Theoretical' SQL question , Alexei Pytel
RE: 'Theoretical' SQL question , Vernon Hamberg

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