Re: Activate Index

Well , My table has 380000 records!!!

>From: "Mattias Kregert" <mattias(at)kregert(dot)se>
>To: "Edwin Quijada" <listas_quijada(at)hotmail(dot)com>
>Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Activate Index
>Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:58:33 +0200
>
>Hello Edwin,
>
>The index will be used automatically when you have enough rows in the
>table. For tables with a small number of rows, a seq scan will be made
>because it is actually faster than using the index with a small number of
>rows.
>
>You also have to remember to run VACUUM from time to time, so that the
>statistics are updated so the planner can see how many rows are in the
>table.
>
>
>/Mattias
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Edwin Quijada" <listas_quijada(at)hotmail(dot)com>
>To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 4:02 PM
>Subject: [GENERAL] Activate Index
>
>
> > Hi!!
> > This is my first post to the list. I have a problem.
> > I have a table with a two index , int4, but when I do a search using the
> > field indexed but when I applied an explain to the query it says Seq
>Scan ,
> > I mean , that it doesnot use the index.
> > I cant use the cast field::int4 because I use delphi and delphi does not
> > support this.
> > I know there is a command to activate index aand always postgrres will
>be
> > the index
> > Which are this command???
> > Anyone knows?
> >
> >
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