If I have this:

create table foo (bar int primary key);

...then in my ideal world, Postgres would be able to use that index on bar to help me with this:

select bar from foo order by bar desc limit 20;

But in my experience, PG8.2 is doing a full table scan on foo, then sorting it, then doing the limit. I have a more complex primary key, but I was hoping the same concept would still apply. Am I doing something wrong, or just expecting something that doesn't exist?

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TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to
      choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not
      match

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