Hello, I set enable_seqscan=off and also accidentally dropped the only index on a table (actually, drop extension pg_bigm cascade) and observe following: postgres=# explain select * from testdata where name like '%gi%'; QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seq Scan on testdata (cost=10000000000.00..10000000001.10 rows=2 width=71) Filter: (name ~~ '%gi%'::text) (2 rows) Although, I suspect the (dropped index + enable_seqscan) causes this, is the cost shown in explain output some kind of default max or something like that for such abnormal cases? -- Amit Langote -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general