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From John Taylor
Subject Using indexes and keys
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Msg-id 02020816504200.05502@splash.hq.jtresponse.co.uk
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Responses Re: Using indexes and keys  ("Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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I'm a bit confused about the use of indexes with postgresql.
I've a number of questions that are probably obvious when you know
the answer, but I can't find in the documentation.

1) It seems that I can only have primary keys in postgresql,
   does this mean that keys are not the same as indexes ?

2) If I define a column as a primary key, does that mean that it will be
   indexed, so I don't nee to create an index as well ?

2a) If so - If I define two or more columns as the primary key, will they
    be indexed seperately, or do I need to index the 2nd and 3rd columns
    seperately

3) If I create an index on a column (it is not unique and so can't be a key),
   what do I need to query on - the index name or the column name ?

Thanks
JohnT


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