In article <1117618428.3844.914.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Simon Riggs <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > If the WHERE clause said bdocs.doc_numero > 7 we would hope that this > was applied before the join. Stating this would change the OUTER into an INNER JOIN, and this would imply that the order of the restrictions is irrelevant - for the result set both conditions must be satisfied. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq