[PERFORM] index on different types

2005-04-28 Thread Enrico Weigelt
Hi folks, there's often some talk about indices cannot be used if datatypes dont match. On a larger (and long time growed) application I tend to use OID for references on new tables while old stuff is using integer. Is the planner smart enough to see both as compatible datatype or is manual

Re: [PERFORM] index on different types

2005-04-28 Thread Michael Fuhr
On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 04:35:13AM +0200, Enrico Weigelt wrote: there's often some talk about indices cannot be used if datatypes dont match. PostgreSQL 8.0 is smarter than previous versions in this respect. It'll use an index if possible even when the types don't match. On a larger (and