I noticed a bit of a performance regression in embedded sql queries when moving from the client libraries in verison 8.2.4 to 8.3.7. My application does a whole lot of queries, many of which don't return any data. When we moved to the new libraries the time of running a query (from the application point of view) went from about 550 usec to 800 usec. In both cases this was against a server running 8.3.7. I turned on log_statement_stats and noticed that the behaviour is slightly different, and the 8.3.7 version sends the statement to the server twice, while 8.2.4 only sends it once. const char *SQL_text = "select * from foo"; (not always the same query) exec sql prepare s_1ab from :SQL_text; <---- [*1] exec sql declare c_1ab cursor for s_1ab; exec sql open c_1ab; <---- [*2] At [*1], with the 8.3.7 libraries, I see in the server log: STATEMENT: select * from foo With 8.2.4, nothing is logged. Both versions send the statement to declare the cursor: STATEMENT: declare c_1ab cursor for select * from foo Suggestions? eric -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance