Re: index on custom function; explain

Yann Michel <yann-postgresql@spline.de>

From: Yann Michel <yann-postgresql@spline.de>
To: "jan.aerts@bbsrc.ac.uk" <jan.aerts@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Date: 2005-10-06T08:19:19Z
Lists: pgsql-performance
Hi,

On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 08:14:11AM -0700, jan.aerts@bbsrc.ac.uk wrote:
> So my questions are:
> * Does anyone have any idea how I can integrate a function that lists
> all aliases for a given name into such a mapping query?

what version are you using?

TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to
       choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not
       match

Cheers,
Yann