September 26, 2013 at 9:57 pm
Hi,
I got a question about select (*),
when someone is executing a transaction that inserts huge number of records, and before it has been committed, will select count(*) get the keep changed record numbers even if (nolock) hint is on?
Thanks,
V
September 26, 2013 at 10:18 pm
what i believe that u r asking something like this,
that transaction that is inserting these huge records has not been committed yet.
and in the mean time You run your Select Count(*) query,,,,
If this is the case, then Select will only going to record the COMMITTIED RECORDS FROM THE TABLE. Hence, NO, it will not going to COUNT the UNCOMMITTIED TRANSACTIONS RECORDS.
September 26, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Hi, Guess what, it did count the uncommitted records...
I've done a test,
Step 1: run "select count(*) from table1;" -- return 3
Step 2: begin a transaction to insert 3 records into table 1, without end/rollback the transaction
Step 3: open another session and run "select count(*) from table1;" there.-- which returned 6
Step 4: I rollback the transaction;
Step 5: run "select count(*) from table1;" again. --which returned 3.
Thanks all for help.
V
September 27, 2013 at 12:08 am
sqlnes (9/26/2013)
Hi, Guess what, it did count the uncommitted records...I've done a test,
Step 1: run "select count(*) from table1;" -- return 3
Step 2: begin a transaction to insert 3 records into table 1, without end/rollback the transaction
Step 3: open another session and run "select count(*) from table1;" there.-- which returned 6
Step 4: I rollback the transaction;
Step 5: run "select count(*) from table1;" again. --which returned 3.
Thanks all for help.
V
Did you mean WITH(NOLOCK) on step 3?
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September 27, 2013 at 5:08 am
Sorry, and yes, I meant with (nolock).
V
September 27, 2013 at 5:16 am
sqlnes (9/26/2013)
will select count(*) get the keep changed record numbers even if (nolock) hint is on?
Yes . it WILL count the dirty reads .
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September 27, 2013 at 9:47 am
... will select count(*) get the keep changed record numbers even if (nolock) hint is on?
Actually, it will count uncommitted records if and only if (nolock) or the equivalent is set on.
With normal READ COMMITTED isolation level, the count(*) query will wait for the locks to clear before completing.
Edit: corrected typo.
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