----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Pflugmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: Alter table


> Hi.
>
> Please start a new thread next time, instead of replying to a
> completely unrelated topic. Thank you.
>
> It sounds as if you want
>
> ALTER TABLE your_table ADD INDEX( message_id )
>
> It is probably enough to only index some part of that field and
> save a lot of space:
>
> ALTER TABLE your_table ADD INDEX( message_id(15) )


Thank you!! The new index caused the search on message_id to be about
hundred times as fast! :) Yay! :)

- Mark


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