pg temp tables

From: "Anton Melser" <melser(dot)anton(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pg temp tables
Date: 2007-03-03 15:33:21
Message-ID: 92d3a4950703030733p6e0cf91dm1deaaa387173d147@mail.gmail.com
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Hi,
I have been going around telling everyone that there is no point using
physical tables in postgres for temporary storage within a procedure.
Why bother bothering the system with something which is only used in
one procedure I said to myself... I have just learnt that with MS Sql
Server, this is not the case, and that there are locks on some system
table and temp tables eat up memory and lots of other unfortunate
things. Can someone give me a 101 on temp table considerations? Or
rather give me "the good link"?
Cheers
Anton

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