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From Carlo Stonebanks
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In response to Performance Optimization for Dummies 2 - the SQL  ("Carlo Stonebanks" <stonec.register@sympatico.ca>)
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Just to clarify: if I expect to join two tables that I expect to benfit from
indexed scans, I should create indexes on the joined columns on BOTH sides?

Carlo


"Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote in message
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> "Carlo Stonebanks" <stonec.register@sympatico.ca> writes:
>> I didn't create an index on facility_address.address_id because I
>> expected
>> joins to go in the other direction (from facility_address to address).
>
> Well, that's your problem right there ...
>
> regards, tom lane
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