Yo Dylan, thanks for trying that out for the rest of us :-)

Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thinking (falsely) that I would cleverly locate where two sets of polygons 
> did 
> not overlap, I gave something like this a try:
>
> CREATE TABLE big_mistake as
> SELECT a.something, b.something
> FROM
> a
> JOIN
> b
> ON
> ST_Instersects(a,b) = FALSE;
>
> ... postgresql then proceeded to fill my harddrive with garbage!
>
> Note the self: don't try seemingly clever tricks without first *thinking* 
> about them.
>
> Dylan
>
>
>   


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Regards,

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