Hi,

PostgreSQL offers some proprietary SQL parameters and commands which easily solves such problems. If you are sure PostgreSQL is the DB for your app forever ;) , you could use this parameters and commands.

Here a possible resolution for your problem.
DELETE FROM x USING tmp WHERE x.y=tmp.z;

Please read the extensive documentation of PostgreSQL first, before posting.

CU,
Jens

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:26:55 +0100, Sven Geisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi,

I have to refactoring a 'DELETE FROM x WHERE y IN (...)' because IN got
to much parameters. => 'stack depth limit exceeded'
I don't want to increase just the parameter for max_stack_depth. It is
better to refactoring because the number of arguments to IN may increase
in the future.

My approach is to do multiple 'DELETE FROM x WHERE y=...'.

My question is now, what is better for PostgreSQL from a performance
perspective?
1. all multiple deletes in one transaction
2. each delete in its own transaction

The number of arguments is around 10,000.

BTW: The arguments are generate in the application tier. I would have to
create a temporary table which I can use in 'DELETE FROM x WHERE y IN
(SELECT z FROM tmp)'.

Cheers
Sven

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