Thanks Tom, but I think I can wait, being possible to use the exists clause and not having, at the moment a big database. When there will be the less-drastic fix you refer to, I will use it and change my query.
Thanks again. Bye Alessandro Depase ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alessandro Depase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [SQL] failed to build any 5-way joins > "Alessandro Depase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > select * > > from info where parent_infoid is null=20 > > and fieldtypeid in (select fieldtypeid from users_auth_groups uag1, field_a= > > uth fa where userid =3D 8 and fa.groupid =3D uag1.groupid)=20 > > and main_infoid in (select ic.infoid from info_category ic, category_auth c= > > a, users_auth_groups uag2=20 > > where ic.categoryid =3D ca.categoryid and uag2.userid =3D 8 and uag2.grou= > > pid =3D ca.groupid and read_write =3D 'W')=20 > > Hmm. It's right, there's no way to construct a sub-plan that joins just > that number of relations, because of the constraint that the IN > sub-selects have to be fully formed before we can do IN processing. > > A brute force solution is to just remove the error cross-check in > src/backend/optimizer/path/joinrels.c: > > if (result_rels == NIL) > elog(ERROR, "failed to build any %d-way joins", level); > > I'll probably install some less-drastic fix for 7.4.1, but if you need a > solution right now, that will get you going. > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings