Kevin Traster <ktraster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have indexes also on activity and mfiled (both btree) - wouldn't > the database use them? - Kevin It will use them if they are part of the plan which had the lowest cost when it compared the costs of all possible plans. You haven't really shown us the schema, so there's more guesswork involved in trying to help you than there could be. This page might be worth reviewing: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/SlowQueryQuestions In particular, if there are indexes that aren't being used which you think should be, there is a good chance that either there is a type mismatch or your costing factors may need adjustment. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance