Re: [SQL] Interpolation and extrapolation in SQL

2004-09-13 Thread Tom Lane
David Garamond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 2) Does the optimizer cache the result of identical subqueries (e.g. :x1 > or :x2, which is mentioned several times in the query)? No. regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)---

[SQL] Interpolation and extrapolation in SQL

2004-09-13 Thread David Garamond
On my first try, interpolation and extrapolation turns out to be pretty easy to do. In psql: -- the "lookup" table CREATE TABLE p ( x DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL UNIQUE, y DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL ); INSERT INTO p VALUES (1,1); INSERT INTO p VALUES (2,5); INSERT INTO p VALUES (5,14); INSERT I