From: Julian Scarfe <julian.scarfe@ntlworld.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Indexes with LIKE
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 10:53:23 +0100
Message-ID: <000901c22a53$206e0ad0$0500a8c0@Wilbur> (raw)
I've noticed a difference in behaviour between a server running version 6.x
and one running 7.2.1 in use of indexes with LIKE.
With an index on foo,
WHERE foo LIKE 'bar%'
uses the index (as I would expect it to) on the 6.x box, but uses a
sequential scan (really slow) on the 7.2.1 box.
It's possible that I've set (or failed to set) a run-time parameter that
controls the behaviour, but I don't know what that might be. ANALYZEing the
table doesn't modify the behaviour.
I can't find any mention of this in the documentation -- any pointers would
be appreciated.
If the above doesn't ring any bells, I'll put together an example.
Many thanks
Julian Scarfe
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