Thread: INDEX

INDEX

From
"Waruna Geekiyanage"
Date:
When a table is created with a primary key it generates a index.
Dos the queries on that table use that index automatically?
Do I need to reindex that index after insertions?

Re: INDEX

From
Andrew Sullivan
Date:
On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 09:50:13PM +0600, Waruna Geekiyanage wrote:
> When a table is created with a primary key it generates a index.
> Dos the queries on that table use that index automatically?

Only if you analyse the table, and it's a "win".  See the various
past discussion on -general, for instance, about index use, and the
FAQ.

> Do I need to reindex that index after insertions?

No, but you need to analyse.

A

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