> So if I understand correctly I could ditch the 'deleted' field entirely and > use just the 'deleteddate' field. This 'deleteddate' field would be NULL by > default. It would contain a date value if the record is considered > 'deleted'. > > The index would be 'create index a on tablename(deleteddate) where > deleteddate is null'. > > I could then access 'current' records with a view like 'create view x_view > as select * from tablename where deleteddate is null'. > > Is that correct? This would be the best performing solution for this kind of > thing, I think (theoretically at least)?
Yes, I think it would be best. Definitely better than your current solution. Cheers, Chris ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
