No the query usually returns between 0 and 5 rows. Usually not zero -
most often 1.
-r
On Thu, 10 May 2001 19:47:32 +0000 (UTC), mitch@venux.net ("Mitch
Vincent") wrote:
>Does that query really return 9420 rows ? If so, a sequential scan is
>probably better/faster than an index scan..
>
>-Mitch
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ryan@paymentalliance.net>
>To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 9:22 AM
>Subject: Re: Query not using index
>
>
>> I vacuum every half hour! Here is the output from EXPLAIN:
>>
>> NOTICE: QUERY PLAN:
>>
>> Seq Scan on pa_shopping_cart (cost=0.00..7237.94 rows=9420 width=296)
>>
>> EXPLAIN
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 10 May 2001 18:19:16 +0000 (UTC),
>> sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com (Stephan Szabo) wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Have you vacuum analyzed recently and what does
>> >explain show for the query?
>> >
>> >On Thu, 10 May 2001 ryan@paymentalliance.net wrote:
>> >
>> >> Here's the query:
>> >>
>> >> SELECT
>> >> cart_row_id
>> >> FROM
>> >> pa_shopping_cart
>> >> WHERE
>> >> order_id = 20;
>> >> [ ... ]
>> >> There is an index on:
>> >> just order_id
>> >> just order_id and cart_row_id
>> >> and a PK on cart row_id
>> >>
>> >> I don't understand why it's not using one of these indexes!
>> >> Please post your responses to the group - my email is down.
>> >
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