On 12/12/07, Enrico Sirola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Isak, > > Isak Hansen ha scritto: > > > Have a look at the cluster operation; > > <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/sql-cluster.html>. > > > > AFAIK it does lock & duplicate the whole table during reordering, > > which may or may not be an issue for you. >
Sorry Enrico and list, the respond-to setting on this list gets me every time.. > thanks for the reply; I was aware about this option, anyway I think > probably it won't be practical: the table is very big and this exclusive > lock would probably be a pain. I think probably I will start with the > present relation and then redesign the application at a second stage This is a long shot, but if the table is huge you could also consider partitioning. That really depends on the contents of 'code', though.. See <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/ddl-partitioning.html>. Isak > Thanks, > e. > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
