X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CCE38BA11E for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 04:46:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 38046-02 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 04:46:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from candle.pha.pa.us (candle.pha.pa.us [64.139.89.126]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4CA98BA1AA for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 04:42:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: (from pgman@localhost) by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.11.6) id j1B4gt707357; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:42:55 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200502110442.j1B4gt707357@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: FAQ on oids is out of date. In-Reply-To: To: Kris Jurka Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:42:55 -0500 (EST) Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.021 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200502/30 X-Sequence-Number: 2863 Yep, the FAQ was _very_ out of date. If you look at it now you will find a lot of it has been updated. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kris Jurka wrote: > > http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ.html#4.16 > > The FAQ on oids is out of date. It claims that they are globally unique > and that no one has ever rolled over the oid counter. This should be > changed to actively discourage their use. > > Kris Jurka > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your > joining column's datatypes do not match > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073