>I have a complex view joining several tables
>I don't want the data, just a row that will give me the structure and allow me use the mapping to create a datatable in a dataset.
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>I've been using this technique for zillions of views, but something about this view is odd and I got the following:
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>When I run:
>SELECT TOP 1 * FROM myview
>the server times out.
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>When I run:
>SELECT TOP 1 PERCENT * FROM myview
>I get a result in a few milliseconds.
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>I tried ORDER BY 1 and got the same result
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>So, of course I used TOP 1 PERCENT
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>My question is.. does anyone know why there's such a difference between TOP 1 and TOP 1 PERCENT?
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>Or, is the a better way to get the mapping into a datatable?

SELECT TOP 0 * FROM myview