On 9/22/21 16:20, David G. Johnston wrote:
> I'd probably turn that index into a foreign key that just ensures that
> every (station,channel) that appears in the data table also appears on
> the lookup table. Grouping and array-ifying the lookup table would be
> trivial. Either modify the application code or add a trigger to
> populate the lookup table as needed.
I fully agree with this. Adding a trigger to populate a lookup table is
a standard design in situations like this. Using "DISTINCT" almost
always spells trouble for the performance.
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