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From: Andrew Sullivan <andrew@libertyrms.info>
To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Yet Another (Simple) Case of Index not used
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 12:46:09 -0400
Message-ID: <20030420164609.GA30629@libertyrms.info> (raw)
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On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 11:21:32AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:

> favor the other operations.  If you've designed an application that
> lives or dies by fast COUNT(*), perhaps you should choose another
> database.

Or consider redesigning the application.  The "no where clause"
restriction sure smacks of poor database normalisation to me.  

A

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