> Ultimately, you might be best of using triggers instead of rules for the > partitioning since then you could use copy. Or go to raw insert commands > that are wrapped in a transaction. My experience is that triggers are quite a bit faster than rules in any kind of partitioning that involves more than say 7 tables. Sincerely, 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/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate