On Thursday 29 January 2004 19:29, lnd@hnit.is wrote:
> I have 2 columns index.
> The question is if optimizer can use both columns of an index or not,
Should do.
> i.e. the plan should read like this:
>
> Index Cond:
> ((name)::text = 'name1'::text)
> AND ((date_from)::timestamp with time zone=
> ('now'::text)::timestamp(6) with time zone)
>
> Whilst I am getting index scan on first column and filter on the other:
>
> Index Scan using testtab_name_date_from on testtab (cost=0.00..2.01
> rows=1 width=18)
> Index Cond: ((name)::text = 'name1'::text)
> Filter: ((date_from)::timestamp with time zone =
> ('now'::text)::timestamp(6)with time zone)
>
> Could the problem be timestamp column or timestamp with time zones?
What types are the columns here? If date_from isn't timestamp with time zone,
that might be the issue. Also, I'm not convinced timestamp is the same thing
as timestamp(6) - why the different accuracies.
Also, note that 'now' is deprecated - now() or CURRENT_TIMESTAMP/DATE/etc are
preferred.
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
