Dan Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> -> Index Scan using ea1 on ea (cost=0.00..2736.43 rows=42 width=47) >> (actual time=2.085..2.309 rows=2 loops=473) >> Index Cond: ((ea.incidentid)::text = ("outer".incidentid)::text) >> Filter: (((recordtext)::text ~~ '%RED%'::text) OR ((recordtext)::text >> ~~ '%CORVETTE%'::text))
> Doesn't that mean it was using an index to filter? No. The "Index Cond" shows it is using the index only for the join condition. A "Filter" is an additional filter condition that happens to get applied at this plan node --- but it'll be applied to every row the index finds for the index condition. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org