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From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: How to get total number of rows when using LIMIT/OFFSET?
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To: Dirk Lutzebaeck <lutzeb@aeccom.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:50:45 -0400 (EDT)
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Dirk Lutzebaeck wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> when using LIMIT/OFFSET is it possible to get also the total number of rows
> besides the actual number of rows of the select? It should be there
> because the whole list is ordered anyhow. I'm using 7.2.1.

No way to do that.  Perhaps a CURSOR and look at the total count.  Not
sure if that works but I think it should.

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