Re: [PERFORM] How to force an Index ?

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Rhaoni Chiu Pereira <rhaoni(at)sistemica(dot)info>
Cc: PostgreSQL ADMIN <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Performance <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] How to force an Index ?
Date: 2003-09-18 17:50:34
Message-ID: 200309181050.34270.josh@agliodbs.com
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Rhaoni,

> ... gsames00.ano_mes = to_char(ftnfco00.data_emissao,'YYYYMM') AND ...

> Then it uses the gsames00 index instead of a SeqScan 'cuz it is
> camparing same data type, but .. I don't want to create this function 'cuz
> this aplication is used with Oracle too.

You should have said that earlier ....

> I need to know if there is a way to set the to_char output to varchar
> instead of text !

Did you try:

... gsames00.ano_mes = (to_char(ftnfco00.data_emissao,'YYYYMM')::VARCHAR) AND
...

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

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