>>> Try SELECT count(*) FROM ... instead and see if the times are closer.
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>> Correct. That executes in 300ms flat:
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> So your problem is data transfer, not the query per se.
Well, based on PgAdmin times I suspected some sort of heavy 'data
preparation before it's sent out' overhead
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> How old a pgAdmin are you using?
1.4.3
I tried 1.5 but it was too slow rendering results from SELECT queries...
maybe it's fixed by now
Peter
