[Zope] Simple, I think!

[Peter Bengtsson]

> True enough you could, but why?
>
> SQL has the correct tools for the job!

True.
So if you're only interested in the number, use SQL for performance.
If you also want to display something from the same set, use DTML magic.

>
> > You could do this:
> >
> > <dtml-let results="SQL_Select()">
> > #Results returned = <dtml-var "_.len(results)">
> > </dtml-let>
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > >
> > > I've looked everywhere and I think this should be simple but I'm not
> getting
> > > it
> > >
> > >
> > > I simply want to count the number of records generated by an ZSQL
Method
> > > (SQL query) within a DTML Method (something like get the record count
of
> > > that certain query).  I then want to refer to this number (could be
zero
> if
> > > there are no records) and say if this number is zero then do
something,
> else
> > > do something else.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help??
> > >
> > >
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