Re: left join performance problem - Mailing list pgsql-performance

"Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net> writes:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 01:28:26AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> "Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net> writes:
> Any chance of getting a TODO added that would provide the option of
> having the optimizer pick join order when you're using the ANSI join
> syntax?
>>
>> No ... because it's already DONE.

> DOH, I forgot about the subselect trick. Nevermind.

No, I wasn't talking about that.  See
http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/explicit-joins.html
for the way it works in CVS tip.

            regards, tom lane