Jo, > we have performance problems running several queries pon postgres 8.4 . > Using the previous version (8.3) our queries performs well > (The queries are quite complex, consisting of several sub-queries and > various spatial functions). > > Are there some major changes from 8.3 to 8.4 that cause this bad > performance? Have you checked the release notes? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4.html If you can, I'd also suggest that you show the execution plans on 8.3/8.4 on the list. One more thing: did you also check the server configuration (work_mem, ...)? -hannes -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general