Steven Erickson wrote > My problem now is that SELECTs scan all child tables And what do these SELECTs look like - specifically the WHERE clauses? David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/Constraints-and-inheritance-tp5840715p5840716.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general