Re: [HACKERS] Slow - grindingly slow - query

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Theo Kramer <theo@flame.co.za>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1999-11-11T21:56:36Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Theo Kramer <theo@flame.co.za> writes:
> The query is

>   select accountdetail.domain from accountdetail where
>     accountdetail.domain not in
>       (select accountmaster.domain from accountmaster);

Try something like

  select accountdetail.domain from accountdetail where
    not exists (select accountmaster.domain from accountmaster where
                accountmaster.domain = accountdetail.domain);

I believe this is in the FAQ...

			regards, tom lane