Tomas Vondra schrieb am 17.03.2015 um 15:43: > On 17.3.2015 15:19, Thomas Kellerer wrote: >> Tomas Vondra schrieb am 17.03.2015 um 14:55: >>> (2) using window functions, e.g. like this: >>> >>> SELECT * FROM ( >>> SELECT *, >>> ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY touchpoint_execution_id >>> ORDER BY FROM max_creation_dt) AS rn >>> FROM s_f_touchpoint_execution_status_history >>> ) foo WHERE rn = 1 >>> >>> But estimating this is also rather difficult ... >> >> >> From my experience rewriting something like the above using DISTINCT >> ON is usually faster. > > How do you get the last record (with respect to a timestamp column) > using a DISTINCT ON?
You need to use "order by ... desc". See here: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!15/d4846/2 Btw: your row_number() usage wouldn't return the "latest" row either. It would return the "oldest" row. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
