> > I have tried upping the statistics target up to 1000, with
> no changes.
>
> > Any way to teach the planner about this?
>
> In a recent thread on -perform, I opined that this case could
> best be solved by using dynamic random block sampling at plan
> time followed by a direct evaluation of the LIKE against the
> sample. This would yield a more precise selectivity and lead
> to the better plan. So it can be improved for the next release.
I was kinda hoping for something I could use in 8.1 :-) Even if it's an
ugly solution for now. (My current workaround of writing it to a temp
table and the joining to the temp table causes a reasonable plan, but
I'd like something slightly less ugly than that if possible..)
//Magnus
