Re: Suggestion/request

This looks good, and I would like to include it in the distibution
somewhere in HTML format so we can perhaps use it later. I have
converted it to HTML, but does anyone have an idea where to put it.

I could put it in doc/src/sgml, but that appears to be the wrong place.

I am going to gzip the HTML file and put in src/sgml, even though it is
not sgml nor part of the docs unless someone can tell me where they want
it.

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> Bruce:
>
> I'm referring to a new index type rather than a new data type. Sorry I
> didn't make that clear enough. Here is the document.
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> David C. Sisk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
> To: David Sisk <davesisk(at)ipass(dot)net>
> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Suggestion/request
>
>
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> >> Hello Bruce:
> >>
> >> A little over a year ago, I had formulated what I was calling an
> "aggregate
> >> index" (a little different from PostgreSQL's idea of an aggregate). I
> had
> >> considered promoting this concept to Oracle Corp, but couldn't come up
> with
> >> the right contacts. Since then, they have implemented something called
> >> "materialized views" that theoretically, serves the same purpose
> (although I
> >> liked my approach better!).
> >>
> >> Anyway, this index type would allow decision support queries (big
> SELECT's)
> >> to execute blazingly fast. I know the enhancement list is big, but if
> you
> >> are interested, I'd like to forward you a document on this index type.
> >>
> >> Just out of curiosity, are there any plans to implement other index types
> >> such as bitmap indexes, join indexes, etc? I didn't specifically see
> those
> >> listed...
> >
> >No one has mentioned adding additional data types, though I can
> >understand their usefulness. We have been trying to chip away at the
> >big user-request items in the past few years. I am sure it would be
> >nice to add new types, but our fixup plate is so full, it is hard to
> >consider them.
> >
> >I can certainly put the document into our documentation for possible
> >implementation in the future.
> >
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