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Re: Speedier count(*)

From: Michael Fuhr
Subject: Re: Speedier count(*)
Date: ,
Msg-id: 20050811003635.GA69508@winnie.fuhr.org
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In response to: Speedier count(*)  (Dan Harris)
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Speedier count(*)  (Dan Harris, )
 Re: Speedier count(*)  ("Joshua D. Drake", )
 Re: Speedier count(*)  (Michael Fuhr, )
 Re: Speedier count(*)  (John A Meinel, )
 Re: Speedier count(*)  (Gavin Sherry, )
  Re: Speedier count(*)  (Mark Cotner, )
   Re: Speedier count(*)  (Tino Wildenhain, )
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       Re: Speedier count(*)  (Tino Wildenhain, )
        Re: Speedier count(*)  (Dan Harris, ) 
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 05:37:49PM -0600, Dan Harris wrote:
> Also, I am using "select ... group by ... order by .. limit 1" to get
> the min/max since I have already been bit by the issue of min() max()
> being slower.

PostgreSQL 8.1 will have optimizations for certain MIN and MAX
queries.

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-04/msg00163.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-04/msg00168.php

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Michael Fuhr

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