Re: Very slow search using basic pattern matching - Mailing list pgsql-sql

> WHERE  
>     da_records.DESCRIPTION_CY ~* '.*Aberystwyth*.' 
>  OR  
>     da_records.TITLE_CY ~* '.*Aberystwyth*.'  
> limit 100 
> 
> Is there a better way of matching the string? (Must be case 
> insensitive) 
Are you sure you can't anchor the search pattern ?

eg  ~* '^' || lower('Aberystwyth') || '.*'

That'd allow for use of (functional) indices.

Karsten
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