Re: Variable LIMIT and OFFSET in SELECTs

From: "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Reg Me Please" <regmeplease(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Variable LIMIT and OFFSET in SELECTs
Date: 2007-11-15 12:56:59
Message-ID: 162867790711150456ga08c48dwe92bb8ea4410da4c@mail.gmail.com
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Hello

LIMIT has impact on execution plan, so there cannot be variables. Use
SRF function and dynamic statements instead.

Regards
Pavel

On 15/11/2007, Reg Me Please <regmeplease(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> In any case, what'd be the benefit for not allowing "variables" as LIMIT and
> OFFSET argument?
>
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> Reg me Please
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> 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
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