Re: [GENERAL] slow queries

David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>

From: David Hartwig <daveh@insightdist.com>
To: Thomas Good <tomg@nrnet.org>
Cc: Howie <caffeine@toodarkpark.org>, pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1998-09-18T14:37:49Z
Lists: pgsql-general

Thomas Good wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Sep 1998, Howie wrote:
>
> Howie,
>
> I have a query that looks up a patient's placement (which ward)
> in one table and then looks up diagnostic and demographic data
> in another...takes 53 seconds.  Ouch.
>
> However, when I use table aliasing...the query output is on the
> screen *before* I submit the query.  ;-)
>
> I'll send syntax, if you like.

I would like to see it!   I was not aware that table aliasing could have any impact
on performance.