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From: Dave Dutcher <dave@tridecap.com>
To: 'Tarabas \(Manuel Rorarius\)' <tarabas@tarabas.de>
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Problem with LIKE-Performance
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:08:27 -0500
Message-ID: <001a01c662f9$f2449f00$8300a8c0@tridecap.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <341367953.20060418163513@tarabas.de>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-performance-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-performance-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tarabas (Manuel Rorarius)
> Subject: [PERFORM] Problem with LIKE-Performance
> 
> Hi!
> 
>   I am having trouble with like statements on one of my tables.


It looks like you are getting a sequential scan instead of an index
scan.  What is your locale setting?  As far as I know Postgres doesn't
support using indexes with LIKE unless you are using the C locale.  

Also, in the future you only need to post EXPLAIN ANALYZE not EXPLAIN
ANALYZE VERBOSE.

Dave





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