Re: Incorrect SQL on CREATE INDEX page

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Incorrect SQL on CREATE INDEX page
Date: 2010-03-17 15:13:45
Message-ID: 28693.1268838825@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> In the "Examples" section of the page for CREATE INDEX:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createindex.html
> it says:
> To create a GIN index with fast updates disabled:
> CREATE INDEX gin_idx ON documents_table (locations) WITH (fastupdate = off);

> This SQL fails with 'ERROR: unrecognized parameter "fastupdate"', as
> it is missing the USING clause.

Ooops. You're right, that's definitely a mistake. Will fix.

> Also, a more minor quibble about the same section: the first example says:
> To create a B-tree index on the column title in the table films:
> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX title_idx ON films (title);
> Perhaps the mention of "B-tree" should be omitted here, since "USING
> btree" is not actually used in the SQL provided. Or is there an
> explicit guarantee that CREATE UNIQUE INDEX will always use a B-Tree
> documented somewhere?

It's pointed out further up the page that btree is the default access
method.

regards, tom lane

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