Re: SQL Challenge: Arbitrary Cross-tab

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SQL Challenge: Arbitrary Cross-tab
Date: 2004-08-20 02:16:50
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> Nope; Gaetano's right, you cannot assume that. It's entirely possible
> for the planner to choose different plans depending on the OFFSET.
> (Maybe not very likely, with such small offsets, but could happen.)

Interesting. I realized that there was a finite chance of different
plans being chosen, but it seemed neigh-impossible since there is
no WHERE clause and the offsets only vary from 0-7. What sort of
different plans would it choose, out of curiosity?
Seq-scan vs. index-scan? Are there any particular cases where the
same plan is guaranteed to be used?

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
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