Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bryce Nesbitt wrote: >> They occur in fine time. That's good, thanks. But jeeze, can't >> postgres figure this out for itself?
> I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate it if PostgreSQL did a full table scan > before each query to figure out the total size of the involved tables. It's also less than polite to complain about the behavior of two-year-old releases, without making any effort to ascertain whether more-current versions are smarter. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq