Am Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2005 15:35 schrieb Tom Lane: > Janning Vygen <vygen@xxxxxx> writes: > > this way it works: > > > > CREATE TEMP TABLE ranking AS *Q*; > > EXECUTE 'UPDATE temp_gc SET gc_rank = ranking.rank > > FROM ranking WHERE temp_gc.mg_name = ranking.mg_name;'; > > > > and this way it doesn't: > > > > UPDATE temp_gc > > SET gc_rank = ranking.rank > > FROM (*Q*) > > ranking > > WHERE temp_gc.mg_name = ranking.mg_name; > > It's difficult to be sure without looking at EXPLAIN output, but I would > guess that the second query is being done with a plan that involves > multiple scans of "*Q*", and that's confusing your function. > > regards, tom lane here you are. both versions with explain output first version creates temp table (explain no 1) and updates afterwards (explain no. 2). second version combines both (explain no.3 ) [whats the best way to post explain output? My mailclient wraps the output. i hope it is still readable] no 1 ***** first create temp table ***** QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subquery Scan r1 (cost=58.54..70.99 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.186..0.403 rows=7 loops=1) -> Sort (cost=58.54..60.62 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.106..0.137 rows=7 loops=1) Sort Key: gc_gesamtpunkte, gc_gesamtsiege, mg_name -> Seq Scan on temp_gc (cost=0.00..18.30 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.015..0.052 rows=7 loops=1) Total runtime: 0.470 ms (5 Zeilen) no 2 **** update statement references temp table **** QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merge Join (cost=127.70..193.49 rows=4109 width=70) (actual time=0.221..0.404 rows=7 loops=1) Merge Cond: ("outer".mg_name = "inner".mg_name) -> Sort (cost=58.54..60.62 rows=830 width=66) (actual time=0.110..0.142 rows=7 loops=1) Sort Key: temp_gc.mg_name -> Seq Scan on temp_gc (cost=0.00..18.30 rows=830 width=66) (actual time=0.013..0.055 rows=7 loops=1) -> Sort (cost=69.16..71.63 rows=990 width=36) (actual time=0.089..0.119 rows=7 loops=1) Sort Key: ranking.mg_name -> Seq Scan on ranking (cost=0.00..19.90 rows=990 width=36) (actual time=0.006..0.042 rows=7 loops=1) Total runtime: 0.525 ms (9 Zeilen) no 3 **** combined update statement **** QUERY PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merge Join (cost=167.70..232.14 rows=3445 width=78) (actual time=0.455..0.774 rows=7 loops=1) Merge Cond: ("outer".mg_name = "inner".mg_name) -> Sort (cost=58.54..60.62 rows=830 width=66) (actual time=0.111..0.142 rows=7 loops=1) Sort Key: temp_gc.mg_name -> Seq Scan on temp_gc (cost=0.00..18.30 rows=830 width=66) (actual time=0.016..0.057 rows=7 loops=1) -> Sort (cost=109.16..111.23 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.248..0.281 rows=7 loops=1) Sort Key: r1.mg_name -> Subquery Scan r1 (cost=58.54..68.92 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.102..0.201 rows=7 loops=1) -> Sort (cost=58.54..60.62 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.092..0.125 rows=7 loops=1) Sort Key: gc_gesamtpunkte, gc_gesamtsiege, mg_name -> Seq Scan on temp_gc (cost=0.00..18.30 rows=830 width=44) (actual time=0.008..0.045 rows=7 loops=1) Total runtime: 0.886 ms (12 Zeilen) and this is the combined statement: UPDATE temp_gc SET gc_rank = ranking.rank FROM ( SELECT *, ranking(r1.gc_gesamtpunkte, r1.gc_gesamtsiege) AS rank FROM ( SELECT mg_name, gc_gesamtpunkte, gc_gesamtsiege FROM temp_gc ORDER BY gc_gesamtpunkte DESC, gc_gesamtsiege DESC, mg_name ASC ) AS r1 ) AS ranking WHERE temp_gc.mg_name = ranking.mg_name; to me it looks like the call to ranking() is moved from the subquery plan "upwards". but i really can't interpret this explain output regarding to "where" the ranking funcion is called. my problem is that getting a rank out of items is very expensive with aggregate functions, so i try to do a trick here which is not very relational indeed and this of course can lead to trouble. Maybe i have to rethink the whole stuff. (because i get some temp table errors anyway as mentioned in the other thread) Kind regards, Janning Vygen ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster