Svend,

S> When you want to make a decent user interface with scrollbars that actually
S> reflects the amount of data and/or display progress status then it is
S> necessary to know the record count.

The record count of your set - sure.
Not the record count of the whole 8 million record table, otherwise
this firebird limitation is the least of your troubles. ;-)

Ciao
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Nando Dessena
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