Re: [SQL] Analyze + Index

2002-11-29 Thread Richard Huxton
On Friday 29 Nov 2002 4:45 am, Rudi Starcevic wrote: > Hi, > > I think I've found what I need to know. > From techdocs.postgresql.org > > >> Every you run an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE on an indexed table, > > PostgreSQL must update all of the table's indexes to reflect the new > data (unlike some

Re: [SQL] Analyze + Index

2002-11-28 Thread Rudi Starcevic
Hi, I think I've found what I need to know. From techdocs.postgresql.org >> Every you run an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE on an indexed table, PostgreSQL must update all of the table's indexes to reflect the new data (unlike some >> RDBMSs, PostgreSQL updates indexes immediately so they never get

[SQL] Analyze + Index

2002-11-28 Thread Rudi Starcevic
Hi, Say I have a table of 3000 user's, Before I insert another user I need to check if that user is already in there, so I have a 3 column index on a table ( phone,lastname,firstname ). First I check for the user using the index if they are not in there I then add an new user so I now have 3001