Ascending / Descending Indexes

From: Michael Gould <mgould(at)intermodalsoftwaresolutions(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Ascending / Descending Indexes
Date: 2009-07-14 13:30:45
Message-ID: 139a2f1035121a3da44e37d6a03a796f@intermodalsoftwaresolutions.net
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In some SQL engines the engine doesn't need to define both Ascending and
Descending indexes on the same column.  Does Postgres need to have indexes
defined for both Ascending and Descending sorts?  We use quite a few of
these types of sorts.

 

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Michael Gould, Managing Partner
Intermodal Software Solutions, LLC
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