On Thu, 26 May 2005 06:06 pm, Surabhi Ahuja wrote:
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> I have heard about "bulk loading algorithm" for indexes..
> for eg. if u have values like 1, 2,3,4,5, etc...till a very large number.
> in case of simple mechanism of indexing, the values will be inserted one by one for eg..1 then 2 and so on
> however in bulk loading ..the mechanism of building the index (bplus)tree is quite diffreent and very fast ezpecially
ifu consider a very large number of values.
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> My question is : is this algorith implemented by postgreSQL. If yes please tell in what cases can i make use of it.
Bulk loading for B+Tree's in implemented in PostgreSQL. It is used on index creation, or reindex.
I don't believe it's in other places, but Others may have more to say.
Regards
Russell Smith.
> Thank You
> Regards
> Surabhi Ahuja
>