Hi,
here is a query on two tables whith lots of self joins which just takes hours to complete on 7.2.1. I use multi dimensional indices which are shown in the explain comments. My question is how can I use explicit join syntax to let the planner do better. I think Geoq does not match yet because there are only 2 tables. The schema behind models abtract document objects. Here is the query: SELECT DISTINCT t_sek.docindex, t_sek.envelope, bt.oid, bt.time FROM boxinfo bt, boxinfo bd, boxinfo bo, docobj t_sek, docobj t_pgr, docobj t_sta, docobj t_sol, docobj d_pnr, docobj d_sta, docobj o_sek, docobj o_pgr, docobj o_pnr WHERE t_sek.docspec=124999684 and t_pgr.docspec=124999684 and t_sol.docspec=124999684 and t_sta.docspec=124999684 and d_pnr.docspec=15378692 and d_sta.docspec=15378692 and o_sek.docspec=125075754 and o_pgr.docspec=125075754 and o_pnr.docspec=125075754 and bt.community=15042052 and bd.community=15042052 and bo.community=15042052 and bt.member=111459733 and bd.member=111459733 and bo.member=111459733 and bt.hide=FALSE and bd.hide=FALSE and bo.hide=FALSE and o_sek.attrid=1 and o_pgr.attrid=4 and t_sek.attrid=0 and t_pgr.attrid=2 and t_sta.attrid=9 and t_sol.attrid=4 and d_pnr.attrid=6 and d_sta.attrid=16 and abstime(bd.time)::date > t_sol.val_date and t_sol.val_date <= now()::date and o_sek.val_str=t_sek.val_str and o_pgr.val_str=t_pgr.val_str and o_pnr.val_str=d_pnr.val_str and t_sta.val_str=d_sta.val_str and o_sek.envelope=o_pgr.envelope and o_sek.envelope=o_pnr.envelope and o_sek.docindex=o_pgr.docindex and o_sek.docindex=o_pnr.docindex and t_sek.envelope=t_pgr.envelope and t_sek.envelope=t_sta.envelope and t_sek.envelope=t_sol.envelope and t_sek.docindex=t_pgr.docindex and t_sek.docindex=t_sta.docindex and t_sek.docindex=t_sol.docindex and d_pnr.envelope=d_sta.envelope and d_pnr.docindex=d_sta.docindex and bt.envelope=t_sek.envelope and bd.envelope=d_pnr.envelope and bo.envelope=o_sek.envelope Here is what explain says: Unique (cost=3395.39..3395.40 rows=1 width=212) -> Sort (cost=3395.39..3395.39 rows=1 width=212) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..3395.38 rows=1 width=212) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..3389.37 rows=1 width=190) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..3383.35 rows=1 width=168) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..3369.99 rows=1 width=146) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..3363.98 rows=1 width=124) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..3149.05 rows=36 width=102) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..2727.76 rows=1 width=94) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..2719.21 rows=1 width=82) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..1813.58 rows=107 width=60) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..1392.83 rows=1 width=48) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..1325.31 rows=11 width=26) -> Index Scan using boxinfo_j_index on boxinfo bo (cost=0.00..419.68 rows=107 width=4) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj o_sek (cost=0.00..8.44 rows=1 width=22) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj o_pgr (cost=0.00..6.00 rows=1 width=22) -> Index Scan using boxinfo_j_index on boxinfo bt (cost=0.00..419.68 rows=107 width=12) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj t_sta (cost=0.00..8.44 rows=1 width=22) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj t_sol (cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1 width=12) -> Index Scan using boxinfo_j_index on boxinfo bd (cost=0.00..419.68 rows=107 width=8) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj t_pgr (cost=0.00..6.00 rows=1 width=22) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj o_pnr (cost=0.00..5.99 rows=1 width=22) -> Index Scan using docobj_env_index on docobj d_pnr (cost=0.00..13.34 rows=2 width=22) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj t_sek (cost=0.00..6.00 rows=1 width=22) -> Index Scan using docobj_j_index on docobj d_sta (cost=0.00..6.00 rows=1 width=22) Maybe there are just too many joins :/ Dirk ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly