| From: | Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> |
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| To: | Sam Adams <samadams(at)myfastmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Serial and Index |
| Date: | 2005-02-27 16:28:27 |
| Message-ID: | 20050227162827.GA56593@winnie.fuhr.org |
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On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 12:54:52PM +0000, Sam Adams wrote:
> I read at http://jamesthornton.com/postgres/FAQ/faq-english.html#4.15.1
That copy of the FAQ is over two years old according to the "Last
updated" text at the top of the page. You can find the current FAQ
here:
http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ.html
> that when a serial is created then an index is created on the column.
> However I can't seem to find this anywhere in the PoistgreSQL manual. Is
> this true? Thanks.
Not since 7.3. Here's an excerpt from the 7.3 Release Notes:
* No longer automatically create index for SERIAL column (Tom)
You can confirm this for yourself by trying it and observing what
happens.
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Michael Fuhr
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/
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