Can you provide the output of EXPLAIN ANALYZE for one of these deletes? On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 06:32:43PM -0300, Diego wrote: > Thanks by answers... > > For each record deleted, my postgresql server spended 4 seconds... > I know because i have logged each sql instruction, showing the time spended. > > My question is: is normal this time to a big table (400,000 records) > > Thanks! > Diego Ziquinatti > From Brazil (excuse me my english, rsrsrs) > > Mario Splivalo escreveu: > > >On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 18:13 -0300, Diego wrote: > > > > > >>Hi, > >>I have a table with 400,000 records, but in delete comand is very slow > >>(4 seconds for operation) > >>Why is very slow? There is some special configuration for this? > >> > >>Ps.: Version = Postgresql 7.4.6 > >> > >> > > > >That smells like a bad design. What do you delete from a 400.000 records > >table? > > > >I guess it's ok to be slow. > > > > Mike > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461