an(at)mediaroot(dot)de (Aldor) writes:
> I'm curious how other people do it:
>
> What is faster?
>
> 1. CREATE TABLE
> 2. restore data
> 3. CREATE INDEX
>
> or
>
> 1. CREATE TABLE
> 2. CREATE INDEX
> 3. restore data
Creating the index AFTER loading the data is definitely faster. But
by all means do your own tests; it's pretty easy to do so and satisfy
yourself...
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