Re: How to read query plan

From: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: Miroslav ©ulc <miroslav(dot)sulc(at)startnet(dot)cz>
Cc: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, John Arbash Meinel <john(at)arbash-meinel(dot)com>, PGSQL mailing list <pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: How to read query plan
Date: 2005-03-14 15:58:55
Message-ID: 877jkauslc.fsf@stark.xeocode.com
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Miroslav ©ulc <miroslav(dot)sulc(at)startnet(dot)cz> writes:

> I think so. I'll change the varchar(1) fields to char(1) where possible

char isn't faster than varchar on postgres. If anything it may be slightly
slower because every comparison first needs to pad both sides with spaces.

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greg

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