Seq Scan - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tyler Durden
Subject Seq Scan
Date
Msg-id ab07320e0706010949n1eafb8baq1525fb913b8b7074@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Seq Scan  ("John D. Burger" <john@mitre.org>)
Re: Seq Scan  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
List pgsql-general
Hi,
I'm having some problems in performance in a simple select count(id)
from.... I have 700 000 records in one table, and when I do:

# explain select (id) from table_name;
-[ RECORD 1 ]----------------------------------------------------------------
QUERY PLAN | Seq Scan on table_name  (cost=0.00..8601.30 rows=266730 width=4)

I had created an index for id(btree), but still shows "Seq Scan".
What I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
Tyler

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