Re: Cross-datatype Comparisons and Indexes - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruno Wolff III
Subject Re: Cross-datatype Comparisons and Indexes
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Msg-id 20040820210007.GB32559@wolff.to
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In response to Cross-datatype Comparisons and Indexes  (Thomas F.O'Connell <tfo@sitening.com>)
Responses Re: Cross-datatype Comparisons and Indexes  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 16:41:40 -0400,
  "Thomas F.O'Connell" <tfo@sitening.com> wrote:
> Since the current stable version of postgres (7.4.x) doesn't allow
> cross-datatype comparisons of indexes, is it always necessary to cast
> my application data explicitly in order for an index to be used, even
> among the integer types?

Yes.

This will work better in 8.0.

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