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To: toby@lyricist.com.au
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: join optimization problem 
In-reply-to: <200307281412.36981.toby@lyricist.com.au> 
References: <200307281412.36981.toby@lyricist.com.au>
Comments: In-reply-to Toby Tremayne <toby@lyricist.com.au>
	message dated "Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:12:35 +1000"
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:36:22 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Toby Tremayne <toby@lyricist.com.au> writes:
> the explain data I'm currently getting is this:

"explain analyze" would be much more useful.

Also, I assume you've vacuum analyzed these tables recently?

			regards, tom lane