Roque wrote:

>
> . To be honest I need counting only once per session. Even though I'd like
> to count more times. The problem is that in large tables with a million and
> a half of records it takes precious time. I was just wondering whether
> exists another way of getting the same information but quicker.
>
> :. I think I will implement Ann's solutions only to see if it works in my
> case.
>
> Many thanks to all of you.
>
> Roque

You could set up a thread to do the counting
as soon as the app opens
or
as required, but then the thread allows you to get on with other things.
--
Raymond Kennington
Programming Solutions
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