On 12/30/2016 12:33 AM, David G. Johnston wrote:
On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Job <Job@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Job@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>wrote: Hello, in Postgresql 9.6 we have a query running on a very large table based, in some cases, on a like statement: ... WHERE FIELD='CODE' OR FIELD LIKE 'CODE_%' Which type of index can i create to speed to the search when the "like" case happens? GIST https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/pgtrgm.html https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/btree-gist.html
For prefix queries, it's also possible to use simple btree index with varchar_pattern_ops.
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