Sort and index

From: Andrei Gaspar <andi(at)softnrg(dot)dnttm(dot)ro>
To: pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Sort and index
Date: 2005-04-18 15:36:14
Message-ID: 4263D3EE.5010409@softnrg.dnttm.ro
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Hi,

I thought that an index can be used for sorting.
I'm a little confused about the following result:

create index OperationsName on Operations(cOperationName);
explain SELECT * FROM Operations ORDER BY cOperationName;
QUERY PLAN
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sort (cost=185.37..189.20 rows=1532 width=498)
Sort Key: coperationname
-> Seq Scan on operations (cost=0.00..104.32 rows=1532 width=498)
(3 rows)

Is this supposed to be so?

Andrei

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