Jeff Amiel <becauseimjeff@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Ok...third try. The cost when passing in an empty string is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than when not. That just reflects the fact that it's expecting a lot more rows matching that query. I suppose this is because the statistics show you've got a lot more rows containing the empty string than other values. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general