Re: select count(*) status these days - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Chris
Subject Re: select count(*) status these days
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Msg-id 4CBD0867.9050303@gmail.com
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In response to select count(*) status these days  (Dennis Gearon <gearond@sbcglobal.net>)
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On 19/10/10 11:15, Dennis Gearon wrote:
> I'm about to launch an in house 'Aplpha' stage project. One of the marketing driven outputs on the page is filled by
a:
>
> SELECT
>    COUNT(*)
> WHERE
>    date_field IS NOT NULL AND
>    date_field>  :todays_date;
>
> Last I heard, this kind of query is kind of slow on Postgres in particular, (Love postgres otherwise). Is this still
true?

That depends on the selectivity of your where clause, nothing else. If
date_field is indexed and pretty selective, it'll be quick.

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