Re: Index Usage Question

From: "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
To: "Staff, Alexander" <alexander(dot)staff(at)sap(dot)com>
Cc: "'pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Index Usage Question
Date: 2003-10-27 14:40:39
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0310270740220.14359-100000@css120.ihs.com
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Staff, Alexander wrote:

> Hi,
> I created a simple table (name char200, zip char10, city char200, street char200, id int) and filled some data, appr. 250 000 records, in it.
> I tested accessing some rows (select id from address where id = 44444;, select * from address where id between 33333, 333444) with an unique index on id and without an index. EXPLAIN tells me in both cases that it does NOT use the index.
> I tested this with using the name column (select name from address where name like 'Wal%';, select name from address where name = 'Walz') and if I created an index on name it uses it.
> Using id in the where clause of the select is as slow as using an unindexed name in the where-clause.
> I ran ANALYZE, no changes.
> What's this ?
> This is not a feature, is it ?

Can we see the output of explain analyze select...(your query here)???

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