Re: [SQL] More efficient DELETE ... ? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [SQL] More efficient DELETE ... ?
Date
Msg-id 200001221756.MAA22581@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to More efficient DELETE ... ?  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
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> 
> This looks painful ...
> 
> DELETE FROM webhit_referer_raw
>       WHERE oid IN ( SELECT w.oid
>                        FROM webhit_referer_raw w, referrer_data r
>                       WHERE stat_date < 'Jan 17 2000 15:05:00'
>                         AND w.referrer_url = r.referrer );
> 
> But, reading through the man page, it looks like this about the only way
> of doing it?  Or am I missing something as obvious as the UPDATE I asked
> about the other day? :(

Read chapter 8 from my book.  That is the only way for DELETE.  You
could to EXISTS and that may be faster.


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