Re: SQL help for efficient time handling..

<br />           I don't see any other solution than creating differrent columns for hours, minutes and index them.<br
/><br/><br /><br /> Rajesh Kumar Mallah wrote:<br /><blockquote cite="mid200303221425.02824.mallah@trade-india.com"
type="cite"><prewrap="">nopes!
 

does not match any record..
SELECT  time_id from time_dimension where sql_time=cast( now() as time without time zone);
+---------+
| time_id |
+---------+
+---------+
(0 rows)


On Saturday 22 Mar 2003 2:15 pm, Popeanga Marian wrote: </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hello Mallah,

Have you tryed this :
     SELECT  time_id from time_dimension where sql_time=cast(now() as time without time zone);

Your tabel is indexed for a time h:m:s and you should to have a where 
clause with a time value like this index is defined. Other way you will 
have a filter scan.

Rajesh Kumar Mallah wrote:
   </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi everyone,

I have a table time_dimension loaded with 1440 records
i record for each min in 24 hrs


CREATE TABLE general.time_dimension
(      time_id integer not null ,      sql_time time(0) without time zone  not null,      PRIMARY KEY (time_id),
UNIQUE(sql_time)
 
);

sample data is like,

tradein_clients=# SELECT * from time_dimension limit 10;
+---------+----------+
| time_id | sql_time |
+---------+----------+
|       1 | 00:00:00 |
|       2 | 00:01:00 |
|       3 | 00:02:00 |
|       4 | 00:03:00 |
|       5 | 00:04:00 |
|       6 | 00:05:00 |
|       7 | 00:06:00 |
|       8 | 00:07:00 |
|       9 | 00:08:00 |
|      10 | 00:09:00 |
+---------+----------+
(10 rows)

To get current_time_id  i use a query like
SELECT  time_id from time_dimension where sql_time=date_trunc('minute' , cast(now() as time without time zone) );

it works but uses seq_scan
Seq Scan on time_dimension  (cost=0.00..35.00 rows=5 width=4) (actual time=4.75..8.16 rows=1 loops=1)       Filter:
((sql_time)::interval= date_trunc('minute'::text, ((now())::time without time zone)::interval)) 
 
Total runtime: 8.20 msec

whereas a query like

explain analyze SELECT  time_id from time_dimension where sql_time='13:13:13';

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                QUERY PLAN
                  |
 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Index Scan using time_dimension_sql_time_key on time_dimension  (cost=0.00..4.82 rows=1 width=4) (actual
time=0.03..0.03rows=0 loops=1) |
 
|   Index Cond: (sql_time = '13:13:13'::time without time zone)
                  |
 
| Total runtime: 0.06 msec

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
take much less.

can anyone tell be the best way to get time_id from time_dimension for current_time.

any help is appreciated.

Regds
Mallah.


     </pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">-- 
Popeanga Marian
DBA Oracle
CNLO Romania




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Popeanga Marian
DBA Oracle
CNLO Romania
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