| From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | scldad(at)sdc(dot)com(dot)au (Stephen Davies) |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] Limit on multi-field indexes? |
| Date: | 1998-09-22 19:19:32 |
| Message-ID: | 199809221920.PAA26913@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Am I correct in believing that there is a limit of seven columns in a
> multi-filed index?
>
> If so, is it possible to increase this limit (to at least eight) ?
>
> Cheers and thanks,
Not easily. The columns are stored in an int28 column, that holds 8
two-byte integer. We would have to change that to a larger field. Very
few people have asked for this.
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