> > One of the big problems with doing set enable_...=off is that there's no > way to embed that into something like a view, so you're almost forced > into putting into the application code itself, which makes matters even > worse. If you could hint this within a query (maybe even on a per-table > level), you could at least encapsulate that into a view. You can easily pass multiple statements within a single exec() or push it into an SPF. Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/