On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 03:10:06PM -0800, Dann Corbit wrote: > NOTICE: QUERY PLAN: > > SetOp Except (cost=202028537.97..202120623.90 rows=1227812 width=24) > -> Sort (cost=202028537.97..202028537.97 rows=12278124 width=24) > -> Append (cost=100000000.00..200225099.24 rows=12278124 > width=24) > -> Subquery Scan *SELECT* 1 > (cost=100000000.00..100112549.62 rows=6139062 width=24) > -> Seq Scan on CNX_DS_53_SIS_STU_OPT_FEE_TB a > (cost=100000000.00..100112549.62 rows=6139062 width=24) > -> Subquery Scan *SELECT* 2 > (cost=100000000.00..100112549.62 rows=6139062 width=24) > -> Seq Scan on CNX_DS2_53_SIS_STU_OPT_FEE_TB b > (cost=100000000.00..100112549.62 rows=6139062 width=24) > > EXPLAIN
Those big round numbers suggest that you haven't run vacuum analyze on all of your tables. Since PostgreSQL uses a cost-based optimizer, you do actually have to give it some idea of what things will cost before it can give you an appropriate plan. Reference for your version: http://www14.us.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/reference/sql-vacuum.html -johnnnnnnnnn ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]