UPDATE table SET table.par = table.par + 1 WHERE table.key IN ('value1', 'value2', ... , 'value1200' )
How fast is the query alone, i.e.
SELECT * FROM table WHERE table.key IN ('value1', 'value2', ... , 'value1200' )
Also, post the output of '\d table' and EXPLAIN ANALYZE UPDATE...
Chris
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