* Scott Marlowe (scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com) wrote:
> There's nothing wrong with whole table updates as part of an import
> process, you just have to know to "clean up" after you're done, and
> regular vacuum can't fix this issue, only vacuum full or reindex or
> cluster.
Just to share my experiences- I've found that creating a new table and
inserting into it is actually faster than doing full-table updates, if
that's an option for you.
Thanks,
Stephen