> Here's another workaround that may let you use a prepared statement: > > prepare ps(...) as > select f(c) from (select c from t where [expr] limit 1) as t1 > > -Mike
I was just exploring that. In fact, the problem is not limited to prepared statements...it's just that they are more likely to run a seqscan so I noticed it there first. Since I am in a situation where I need very strict control over when and why f gets executed, I pretty much have to go with the subquery option. That said, it just seems that out of result set excecutions of f should be in violation of something... Merlin ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html