"Jeroen T. Vermeulen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, September 3, 2006 23:52, Tom Lane wrote: >> What exactly do you mean by "optimize away a parameter"? The way you >> described the mechanism, there are no parameters that are "optimized >> away", you've merely adjusted selectivity predictions using some assumed >> values.
> I'm using "optimized away" as shorthand for "replaced with a literal > constant in the statement definition used to generate the plan." Ah. I think you're confusing the spectators by using "predict" when you should say "match". You're looking for previously generated plans that have assumed parameter values matching the current query --- saying that the plan "predicts" a parameter value is just a really poor choice of wording. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend