Re: SQL help for efficient time handling..

nopes!

does not match any record..
SELECT time_id from time_dimension where sql_time=cast( now() as time without time zone);
+---------+
| time_id |
+---------+
+---------+
(0 rows)

On Saturday 22 Mar 2003 2:15 pm, Popeanga Marian wrote:
> Hello Mallah,
>
> Have you tryed this :
>
> SELECT time_id from time_dimension where sql_time=cast(now() as time without time zone);
>
> Your tabel is indexed for a time h:m:s and you should to have a where
> clause with a time value like this index is defined. Other way you will
> have a filter scan.
>
> Rajesh Kumar Mallah wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I have a table time_dimension loaded with 1440 records
> >i record for each min in 24 hrs
> >
> >
> >CREATE TABLE general.time_dimension
> >(
> > time_id integer not null ,
> > sql_time time(0) without time zone not null,
> > PRIMARY KEY (time_id),
> > UNIQUE (sql_time)
> >);
> >
> >sample data is like,
> >
> >tradein_clients=# SELECT * from time_dimension limit 10;
> >+---------+----------+
> >| time_id | sql_time |
> >+---------+----------+
> >| 1 | 00:00:00 |
> >| 2 | 00:01:00 |
> >| 3 | 00:02:00 |
> >| 4 | 00:03:00 |
> >| 5 | 00:04:00 |
> >| 6 | 00:05:00 |
> >| 7 | 00:06:00 |
> >| 8 | 00:07:00 |
> >| 9 | 00:08:00 |
> >| 10 | 00:09:00 |
> >+---------+----------+
> >(10 rows)
> >
> >To get current_time_id i use a query like
> >SELECT time_id from time_dimension where sql_time=date_trunc('minute' , cast(now() as time without time zone) );
> >
> >it works but uses seq_scan
> >Seq Scan on time_dimension (cost=0.00..35.00 rows=5 width=4) (actual time=4.75..8.16 rows=1 loops=1)
> > Filter: ((sql_time)::interval = date_trunc('minute'::text, ((now())::time without time zone)::interval))
> > Total runtime: 8.20 msec
> >
> >whereas a query like
> >
> >explain analyze SELECT time_id from time_dimension where sql_time='13:13:13';
> >+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >| QUERY PLAN |
> >+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >| Index Scan using time_dimension_sql_time_key on time_dimension (cost=0.00..4.82 rows=1 width=4) (actual time=0.03..0.03 rows=0 loops=1) |
> >| Index Cond: (sql_time = '13:13:13'::time without time zone) |
> >| Total runtime: 0.06 msec
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >take much less.
> >
> >can anyone tell be the best way to get time_id from time_dimension for current_time.
> >
> >any help is appreciated.
> >
> >Regds
> >Mallah.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Popeanga Marian
> DBA Oracle
> CNLO Romania
>
>
>
>
>

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Infocom Network Limited, New Delhi
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