Re: Query performance problem - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Kenneth Gonsalves
Subject Re: Query performance problem
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Msg-id 200503171801.19412.lawgon@thenilgiris.com
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In response to Query performance problem  (Phil Daintree <weberp@paradise.net.nz>)
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Re: Query performance problem
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On Thursday 17 Mar 2005 1:50 pm, Phil Daintree wrote:

> CREATE TABLE chartdetails (
>     accountcode integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
>     period integer DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
>     budget double precision DEFAULT (0)::double precision NOT NULL,
>     actual double precision DEFAULT (0)::double precision NOT NULL,
>     bfwd double precision DEFAULT (0)::double precision NOT NULL,
>     bfwdbudget double precision DEFAULT (0)::double precision NOT
> NULL );

although may be not relevant to your question, as i have noticed this
before with mysql 'sql', what is the point of having a NOT NULL field
that defaults to 0? the whole idea of a NOT NULL field is to have the
value filled in compulsorily and having a default of 0 or '' defeats
the purpose
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kg

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