Re: limit /offset

From: "Pirtea Calin" <pcalin(at)rdsor(dot)ro>
To: "PostgreSQL General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: limit /offset
Date: 2002-03-18 10:09:22
Message-ID: 001c01c1ce65$094d1570$0100a8c0@dizzy
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> What makes you think that an index makes it faster to lookup the 10,000th
row
> in a table? A index indexes on *values* and has nothing to do with the row
> numbers. So your query has to go through and check the 10,000 rows to
ensure
> they actually match your query. That's what takes the time.
>

I understand now. I think i hoped that offset uses the index to jump to the
position
10000 (like jumping to a position in a file where the file is the index) and
start sending
rows from that point only. It was a stupid query anyway.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Aplication Developer
Pirtea Calin Iancu
S.C. SoftScape S.R.L.
pcalin(at)rdsor(dot)ro

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