> > I find this very helpful: > > Lowering the priority of a PostgreSQL query > > http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=11 > > That guy doesn't actually have the foggiest idea what he's doing. > The reason there is no built-in capability to do that is that it *does > not work well*. Search the list archives for "priority inversion" to > find out why not. > > regards, tom lane Ok, I've learned something new (*). I'll drop that idea :) Bye, Chris. (*) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_inversion