Re: [SQL] Indexing behavior

2001-10-04 Thread Ross J. Reedstrom
On Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 09:47:09AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > Folks, > > Q: Are brand-new rows included in PostgreSQL indexed immediately? > A: Yes, and that's why you don't add indices willy-nilly to all possible column combos on any given table: INSERTs get real slow. Ross ---

[SQL] Indexing behavior

2001-10-02 Thread Josh Berkus
Folks, Q: Are brand-new rows included in PostgreSQL indexed immediately? Detail: I have several "keyset holding" tables where lists of primary key ids are inserted for immediate retrieval by the user. After a few retrievals, these keysets are not used again. The purpose of this arrangement is