On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 04:49:41PM -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote: > This query is not capable of using an index on name, since you can't > use an index with a like beginning with a %... So
actually you can. you just can't use index for like %something%, but it can be solved using trigrams or another approaches. for example: http://www.depesz.com/index.php/2007/09/15/speeding-up-like-xxx/ depesz -- quicksil1er: "postgres is excellent, but like any DB it requires a highly paid DBA. here's my CV!" :) http://www.depesz.com/ - blog dla ciebie (i moje CV) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
