On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:07:36 +0100 Richard Huxton <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Costin Manda wrote: > > I think I found the problem. I was comparing wrongly some values and > > based on that, every time the script was run (that means once every 5 > > minutes) my script deleted two tables and populated them with about 70 > > thousand records. > I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, but if you vacuum at the > wrong time that can cause problems. I've shot myself in the foot before > now doing something like: > > DELETE FROM big_table > VACUUM ANALYSE big_table > COPY lots of rows into big_table > > Of course, the planner now thinks there are zero rows in big_table. I mean from 5 to 5 minutes DROP TABLE CREATE TABLE INSERT 70000 rows in table and the Vacuuming is done at 2 in the morning, there should be no activity then... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq