Re: ways to force index use? - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: ways to force index use?
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Msg-id 3743.1066089715@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to ways to force index use?  (Seth Ladd <seth@picklematrix.net>)
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Seth Ladd <seth@picklematrix.net> writes:
> My Table Columns (all bigints): start, stop, step1, step2, step3
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^

> The Query: explain analyze select * from path where start = 653873 or
> start = 649967 or stop = 653873 or stop = 649967

> Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get that query to use an index?

Coerce the constants to bigint, for starters.  However, a query that is
selecting almost 10% of the table, as your example is, probably
*shouldn't* be using an index.

            regards, tom lane

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