On 16/04/14 17:57, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> On 04/16/2014 06:13 PM, Linos wrote:
>> I thought that Postgresql would optimize out joins on columns I
>> don't ask for when I use the view but it doesn't, this query:
> 
> It doesn't, because it would be wrong. It still has to check that the tables 
> have a matching row (or multiple matching rows).
> 
> If you use LEFT JOINs instead, and have a unique index on all the ID columns, 
> then the planner can do what you expected and leave out the joins.
> 
> - Heikki
> 
> 

You are right, I knew I was forgetting something important but I didn't know 
what was, thank you Heikki.

Regards,
Miguel Angel.


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