On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote: > select * from tbinvoicerows > where invoicecd = 'FLOCAA00000025' > > result in 0 seconde with 2 records NO BUG > > select * from tbinvoicerows > where invoicecd like '%FLOCAA00000025%' > > result in 40 secondes with 2 records NO BUG > > select * from tbinvoicerows > where invoicecd like 'FLOCAA00000025%' > > result in 40 secondes with 2 records BUG > Bug : the result is good but I expect a result faster as the first select > (like in mssql 7)
To add to the reply already given... If you're running in "C" locale, the last should be able to use a normal index on invoicecd. However, since that didn't appear to happen, either it's estimating a large number of rows which is unlikely or you are in some other locale. For other locales, you may want a pattern_ops index, which would be something like: create index foo on tbinvoicerows(invoicecd varchar_pattern_ops). ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly