X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 404045529B for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:28:32 +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 71762-07 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:28:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tigger.fuhr.org (tigger.fuhr.org [63.214.45.158]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61314563C0 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:28:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from winnie.fuhr.org (winnie.fuhr.org [10.1.0.1]) by tigger.fuhr.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1RGSScp044900 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:28:31 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from mfuhr@winnie.fuhr.org) Received: from winnie.fuhr.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by winnie.fuhr.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1RGSRUB080038; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:28:28 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from mfuhr@winnie.fuhr.org) Received: (from mfuhr@localhost) by winnie.fuhr.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j1RGSRfO080037; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:28:27 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from mfuhr) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:28:27 -0700 From: Michael Fuhr To: Sam Adams Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Serial and Index Message-ID: <20050227162827.GA56593@winnie.fuhr.org> References: <1109508892.19366.216118816@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1109508892.19366.216118816@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.003 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200502/336 X-Sequence-Number: 20446 On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 12:54:52PM +0000, Sam Adams wrote: > I read at http://jamesthornton.com/postgres/FAQ/faq-english.html#4.15.1 That copy of the FAQ is over two years old according to the "Last updated" text at the top of the page. You can find the current FAQ here: http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ.html > that when a serial is created then an index is created on the column. > However I can't seem to find this anywhere in the PoistgreSQL manual. Is > this true? Thanks. Not since 7.3. Here's an excerpt from the 7.3 Release Notes: * No longer automatically create index for SERIAL column (Tom) You can confirm this for yourself by trying it and observing what happens. -- Michael Fuhr http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/