Обсуждение: coalesce alternative

I have used coalesce function for null fields but coalesce is too slow.
I need fast alternative for coalesce

AL� �EL�K

On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 14:21:13 +0300,
  ALÝ ÇELÝK <ali@verus.com.tr> wrote:
> I have used coalesce function for null fields but coalesce is too slow.
> I need fast alternative for coalesce

It is unlikely that coalesce is your problem. People might be able to provide
some help if you provide EXPLAIN ANALYZE output and the actual query for your
slow query.