Re: LC_COLLATE and index usage

From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten(dot)Hilbert(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: LC_COLLATE and index usage
Date: 2003-05-07 23:30:11
Message-ID: 20030508013011.G11722@hermes.hilbert.loc
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> According to the postgres 7.3.2 docs, initializing a database cluster
> with LC_COLLATE set to anything other than "C" will disable the use of
> indexes during LIKE searches. This presents a bit of a problem for
> me, since the client application I'm writing uses LIKE searches and
> ships internationally. As I understand it, I can have good
> performance, or locale-specific ORDER BY output, but not both. Is
> there a plan to remove this limitation?
Question seconded (and tacit suggestion for a TODO item) on
behalf of GnuMed (www.gnumed.org)

Karsten Hilbert, MD
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