Re: max / min explain

From: "Brent R(dot) Matzelle" <bmatzelle(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: max / min explain
Date: 2001-02-20 15:36:12
Message-ID: 20010220153612.26825.qmail@web312.mail.yahoo.com
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Yes there is. You can find it in the TODO list under
Performance -> Indexes
(http://www.postgresql.org/docs/todo.html). It isn't
slated for the 7.1 release however.

Brent

--- adb <adb(at)Beast(dot)COM> wrote:
> I've noticed that select max(the_primary_key) from
some_table
> does a table scan. Is there any plan to implement
max/min
> calculations
> using index lookups if the appropriate index exists?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex.
>

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