=?UTF-8?B?RHJhZ2FuIE1hdGnEhw==?= <mlists(at)panforma(dot)co(dot)yu> writes:
> I have a program that reads data from Postgresql database (version
> 8.0.3) through ODBC, but data retrieval is pretty slow. When I type the
> same SQL sentence in pgadmin III or any other sql tool it is much
> faster, and typing 'explain' clearly shows that it is using index.
> However the program is reading data through a dynamic cursor, I would
> like to know if there is a way to check if the same sql query generated
> through dynamic cursor still uses indexes?
Try EXPLAIN DECLARE x CURSOR FOR ...
regards, tom lane