Hannes, > The query and the corresponding EXPLAIN is at > > http://hannes.imos.net/query.txt
The problem is that you're using a complex corellated sub-select in the SELECT clause: SELECT d.delivery_id, da.article_no, da.amount, ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM serials s INNER JOIN rma_ticket_serials rts ON ( s.serial_id = rts.serial_id ) WHERE s.article_no = da.article_no AND s.delivery_id = d.delivery_id AND rts.replace = FALSE ) AS replaced_serials This means that the planner pretty much has to iterate over the subquery, running it once for each row in the result set. If you want the optimizer to use a JOIN structure instead, put the subselect in the FROM clause. -- --Josh Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]