> > The results are profound.    Queries that used to scan tables because of the
> OK, I have an idea.  Just today, we allow:
> 
> 	select *
> 	from tab1
> 	where val in (
> 		select x from tab2
> 		union
> 		select y from tab3
> 	)
> 
> How about if instead of doing:
> 
> 	select * from tab1 where val = 3
> 	union
> 	select * from tab1 where val = 4
> 	...
> 
> you change it to:
> 	
> 	select * from tab1 where val in (
> 		select 3
> 		union
> 		select 4
> 	)

OK, I just ran some test, and it does not look good:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

son_db=> explain select mmatter from matter where mmatter =  'A01-001';
NOTICE:  QUERY PLAN:

Index Scan using i_matt2 on matter  (cost=2.05 size=1 width=12)

EXPLAIN

son_db=> explain select mmatter from matter where mmatter in (select 'A01-001');
NOTICE:  QUERY PLAN:

Seq Scan on matter  (cost=512.20 size=1001 width=12)
  SubPlan
    ->  Result  (cost=0.00 size=0 width=0)

EXPLAIN

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Turns out indexes are not used in outer queries of subselects.  Not sure
why.  Vadim?



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