Re: Index on timestamp field, and now() - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Index on timestamp field, and now()
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Msg-id 200202121759.g1CHxVV00246@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Index on timestamp field, and now()  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Index on timestamp field, and now()  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Denis Perchine <dyp@perchine.com> writes:
> > Oups. Sorry my mistake. But 7.2's limited understanding is enough to do
> > constant propagation as far as I can see. :-)))
>
> Correct, it's the now() function that's not cachable --- but you can get
> around that with the "timestamp 'now'" kluge.

Isn't CURRENT_TIMESTAMP the preferred method for this?

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