"Dave Dutcher" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It sounds like the original posters problem was a less than optimal join > order, and from what I understand Postgres can't reorder left joins. Not really relevant to the OP's immediate problem, but: that's fixed in CVS HEAD. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-12/msg00760.php http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-12/msg00352.php regards, tom lane
