Igor Tandetnik wrote: 

> > How would you find a row whose column X contained value Y if the 
> > "partial" index on column X specified that rows containing value Y 
> > in column X should never be returned?  
> 
> No one suggests partial index should be capable of hiding anything.  The 
> idea is that, when the query can be proven to only involve rows covered 
> by the partial index, the index can be used to speed up the query.  
> Otherwise, it simply won't be used.  

Right.

-- 
Eric A. Smith

Well then, let's go on.  Sorry, there's nothing to go on to.
Let's digress.
    -- Tim Pulju, Winter 2005
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