Randall Skelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As you suggested, while this is much shorter in length, it is 
> considerably longer in execution.

>> SELECT t1.timestamp FROM (
>> SELECT timestamp FROM cal_quat_1 UNION
>> SELECT timestamp FROM cal_quat_2 UNION
>> SELECT timestamp FROM cal_quat_3 UNION
>> SELECT timestamp FROM cal_quat_4 UNION
>> SELECT timestamp FROM cal_ccd_temp
>> ) t1 WHERE
>> t1.timestamp BETWEEN '2004-02-01 00:03:30' AND '2004-02-01 
>> 00:04:00';

Do you actually need UNION, or would UNION ALL do?  (The latter doesn't
try to eliminate duplicates.)

                        regards, tom lane

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