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Method and system for limiting the cardinality of an SQL query result

  • US 5,956,706 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1997
  • Issued: 09/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of generating a query execution plan in a computer with a memory responsive to a query including a specified size for a result of the query, comprising:

  • generating a query execution plan in the memory of the computer; and

    inserting at least one STOP operator in the query execution plan for limiting the size of the query result to no more than a specified cardinality.

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