Re: SQL optimization - WHERE SomeField STARTING WITH ... - Mailing list pgsql-general

Hi Bill,

Bill wrote:
> The SQL database servers I have worked with cannot use and index for a
> SELECT of the form
>
> SELECT * FROM ATABLE
> WHERE AFIELD LIKE ?
>
> because there is no way to know the location of the wild card until the
> parameter value is known. InterBase and Firebird allow
>
> SELECT * FROM ATABLE
> WHERE AFIELD STARTING WITH ?
>
> which is equivalent to LIKE  'ABC%' and will use an index on AFIELD. Is
> there a similar syntax in PostgreSQL?

Yes, its actually: LIKE 'ABC%' and it will use an index.

Regards
Tino