Thursday, June 10, 2010, 8:36:08 PM you wrote: > psrdb=# (SELECT > psrdb(# MAX(item_rank.rank) AS maxRank > psrdb(# FROM > psrdb(# item_rank item_rank > psrdb(# WHERE > psrdb(# item_rank.project_id='proj2783' > psrdb(# AND item_rank.pf_id IS NULL > psrdb(# > psrdb(# ) > psrdb-# ORDER BY > psrdb-# maxRank DESC; Don't think it does really matter, but why do you sort a resultset consisting of only one row? -- Jochen Erwied | home: jochen@xxxxxxxxx +49-208-38800-18, FAX: -19 Sauerbruchstr. 17 | work: joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +49-2151-7294-24, FAX: -50 D-45470 Muelheim | mobile: jochen.erwied@xxxxxxxxxxx +49-173-5404164 -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance