Re: BUG #4079: libpq.dll very slow (unusable)

Hello, Tom.

Thank a lot Tom.

Just curious, what was the reason?

Regards

You wrote:

TL> "Pavel Golub" <pavel(at)microolap(dot)com> writes:
>> Comparing 8.3.1 to 8.2.5 release INSERT of >1000 rows is very slow.

>> INSERT INTO numbers (numberint, numberstr) VALUES (1, 'One');
>> INSERT INTO numbers (numberint, numberstr) VALUES (2, 'Two');
>> INSERT INTO numbers (numberint, numberstr) VALUES (3, 'Three');
>> ...
>> INSERT INTO numbers (numberint, numberstr) VALUES (1000, 'One thousand');

TL> Fixed for 8.3.2. In the meantime, you might consider modifying your
TL> application to do this as a single insert instead:

TL> INSERT INTO numbers (numberint, numberstr) VALUES
TL> (1, 'One'),
TL> (2, 'Two'),
TL> (3, 'Three'),
TL> ...
TL> (1000, 'One thousand')

TL> A quick test says that this way is between three and four times faster,
TL> even without considering the impact of the problem you're complaining
TL> about.

TL> regards, tom lane

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With best wishes,
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