Select All Columns

From: "Tan Chen Yee" <tancy(at)gussmanntech(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Select All Columns
Date: 2005-09-01 14:19:15
Message-ID: PNEEJIDDBLKPHGDEKCGPAEHECBAA.tancy@gussmanntech.com
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If I want to retrieve all columns from a table, is there any disadvantage by
using select *
instead of listing all the columns ? Will select * cause overhead, more
times to run ?

Thanks !

Tan

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