Re: Recursive Left Joins Causing Trouble in 8.2.3 RESOLVED (kind of) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Recursive Left Joins Causing Trouble in 8.2.3 RESOLVED (kind of)
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Msg-id 367.1172124558@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Recursive Left Joins Causing Trouble in 8.2.3 RESOLVED (kind of)  ("Ian Harding" <harding.ian@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Recursive Left Joins Causing Trouble in 8.2.3 RESOLVED (kind of)  ("Ian Harding" <harding.ian@gmail.com>)
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"Ian Harding" <harding.ian@gmail.com> writes:
> I had views that used syntax like
> WHERE datecol < current_date and (otherdatecol is null or otherdatecol
> > current_date)
> Suddenly, this is ungodly inefficient in 8.2.3.  It worked just fine in 8.1.3.

This complaint is pretty much content-free (especially with the oblique
implication that it's got something to do with left joins).  Please
provide a self-contained test case.

            regards, tom lane

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