OK, TODO updated: * Allow col IS TRUE/FALSE use an index like col = TRUE/FALSE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Johnson wrote: > I just ran into this yesterday also. I was trying > select * from foo where expired IS TRUE > and the index was not used, but when I switched it to expired = true it > worked... Very frustrating bug.. wasted about 3 hours planning and > analyzing the simple query. > > On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 00:04, Gaetano Mendola wrote: > > > Hi all, > > is it normal that in a select like: > > > > select * from foo where expired; > > > > the index on expired is not used? > > > > If I rewrite that query: > > > > select * from foo where expired = true; > > > > then the index is used! > > > > I'm using postrgres 7.4.2 > > > > > > Regards > > Gaetano Mendola > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > > > http://archives.postgresql.org -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings