Database Programming: Nearing Capitulation On Optional Parameters

Adam and Tony both left comments indicating that either flavor of my proposed optional parameter syntax will result in a table scan, and that performance will (to appropriate Tony's characterization) suck. That's quite correct.

There's one more syntax construction I need to take a look at, and I'll try to get to that sometime this week (when I'm not busy relaxing.. :)). If that doesn't work, I'll capitulate defeat and admit that dynamic SQL is the one, true path for implementation of optional parameters in T-SQL.

I'll be eating crow sometime later this week (or not.. :)). Until then..

Happy summer!

     -wp

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Well, the current leg of the great "optional parameter code-off" has been completed.  You definitely...