Removing the constants definitely did take care of the issue on 8.3 (still same query plan on 8.1). Thanks for your help in getting this resolved, and sorry again for not including all relevant information on my initial request
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Matt Klinker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > --Joined View: > > CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW directory_listing AS > > SELECT school.id, school.name, school.description, 119075291 AS > > listing_type_fid > > FROM school > > UNION ALL > > SELECT company.id, company.name, company.description, 119074833 AS > > listing_type_fid > > FROM company; > > Ah, there's the problem :-(. Can you get rid of the constants here? > The planner's currently not smart about UNION ALL subqueries unless > their SELECT lists contain just simple column references. > > (Yes, fixing that is on the todo list, but don't hold your breath... > it'll be 8.4 material at the earliest.) > > regards, tom lane >
