Re: optimizing select ... not in (select ...) - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Laurent Martelli
Subject Re: optimizing select ... not in (select ...)
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Msg-id 87zo93apeo.fsf@lolo.aopsys
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In response to Re: optimizing select ... not in (select ...)  (Tomas Berndtsson <tomas@nocrew.org>)
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>>>>> "Tomas" == Tomas Berndtsson <tomas@nocrew.org> writes:
 Tomas> Laurent Martelli <laurent@aopsys.com> writes: >> I have this query : >>  >> select distinct on
(Pictures.PictureID)* from Pictures where >> Pictures.PictureID not in (select distinct PictureID from >> Keywords); >>
>> and I find it a bit slow. Does anybody have suggestions to run >> this faster ? (I have indexes on PictureID on both
Picturesand >> Keywords)
 
 Tomas> Try this instead:
 Tomas> select distinct on (Pictures.PictureID) * from Pictures where Tomas> not exists (select distinct PictureID from
Keywordswhere Tomas> Pictures.PictureID=Keywords.PictureID);
 
 Tomas> I've found that it's usually faster, probably because it can Tomas> use indices better.

It is indeed much faster. Thanks to all of you who answered so fast. 

-- 
Laurent Martelli
laurent@aopsys.com              http://www.bearteam.org/~laurent/


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