Re: [HACKERS] optimization join on random value

Jim Nasby <jim.nasby@bluetreble.com>

From: Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>
To: Anton <djeday84@gmail.com>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2015-05-04T02:10:02Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers, pgsql-general
On 5/3/15 4:15 PM, Anton wrote:
> Hello guru of postgres,  it's possoble to tune query with join on random
> string ?
> i know that it is not real life example, but i need it for tests.

Moving to -general, which is the proper list for this. (BCC -hackers)

 > soe-#         WHERE customer_id = trunc( random()*45000) ;

You could create a temp table with the random value and JOIN to it:

CREATE TEMP TABLE rnd AS SELECT random()*45000;

Another option might be to use a prepared statement:

PREPARE test AS SELECT ... WHERE customer_id = $1;
EXECUTE test( random()*45000 );
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