"Markus Bertheau" <mbertheau.pg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On the other hand, if the only reason to have that feature is to plan > and execute queries pretending that one index doesn't exist, then DROP > INDEX DEFERRED is not the most straightforward syntax. Yeah, I was just about to mention that 8.3 has a hook that allows a plug-in to manipulate the planner's notions of which indexes exist. Ignoring a specific index would be really trivial. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings