Re: any way to make query use index? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: any way to make query use index?
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Msg-id 4199.1195145525@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: any way to make query use index?  ("Chris Hoover" <revoohc@gmail.com>)
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"Chris Hoover" <revoohc@gmail.com> writes:
> On Nov 15, 2007 11:25 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> If changing the queries seems impractical, you could add an index on
>> rev_code::text, or reconsider the choice of column type.

> how would you create this index?  create index rev_code_text_idx on
> rev_code_desc(rev_code::text) fails complaining "ERROR:  syntax error
> at or near "::""

You need more parentheses --- read the docs about expression indexes.

            regards, tom lane

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