From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | "Rajesh Kumar Mallah(dot)" <mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: BITMAP INDEXES... |
Date: | 2002-08-22 14:30:39 |
Message-ID: | 200208221430.g7MEUdA27489@candle.pha.pa.us |
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See the email about bitmapped indexes linked to from the TODO list item
on bitmaps. Bitmap indexes allow arbitrary indexes to be combined into
a single index. Btree indexes can not be combined.
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Rajesh Kumar Mallah. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have learnt from certain texts that bitmap indexes are very useful for
> large DSS (decesion support systems).
>
> bitmap indexes are currently not available in postgresql.
>
> My question is in what way is a normal btree index in pgsql
> inferior to bitmap indexes (found in oracle for example).
>
> is it just in terms of space requirements for performance too?
>
>
> regds
> mallah.
>
>
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