Re: [NOVICE] Functional index problems. (Was: Many joins: monthly summaries S-L--O--W)

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Michael Glaesmann <grzm(at)myrealbox(dot)com>, pgsql-sql <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Functional index problems. (Was: Many joins: monthly summaries S-L--O--W)
Date: 2003-10-23 00:55:29
Message-ID: 200310221755.13446.josh@agliodbs.com
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Michael,

> My final thought would be to continue using "functional index", noting
> that operators are a special class of function. Out of the above
> description of "value expression", I believe only functions and
> operators are allowed as expressions in the CREATE INDEX syntax,
> correct? (Besides referring to a column.)

Well argued. The problem is Peter's point, which you weren't cc'd on:

>At least it's better than "functional index", because I had always
>wondered where the dysfunctional indexes went. :)

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-Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

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