sql server query running slow from java

Question

I have a java program that runs a bunch of queries against an sql server database. The first of these, which queries against a view returns about 750k records. I can run t

Answer 1

The fact that it is quick when run from management studio could be due to an incorrectly cached query plan and out of date indexes (say, due to a large import or deletions). Is it returning all 750K records quickly in SSMS?

Try rebuilding your indexes (or if that would take too long, update your statistics); and maybe flushing the procedure cache (use caution if this is a production system...): DBCC FREEPROCCACHE