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In pg v7.4.5, I have this query:-

select *
from activities
where activity_user_id = 2 and activity_type = 1 and activity_ts < now()
order by activity_ts desc
limit 1;

where activity_user_id is a non-unique index and activity_ts is a
non-unique index.

When I explain it, I get:-

Limit  (cost=46.33..46.34 rows=1 width=58)
  ->  Sort  (cost=46.33..46.34 rows=1 width=58)
        Sort Key: activity_ts
        ->  Seq Scan on activities  (cost=0.00..46.32 rows=1 width=58)
              Filter: ((activity_user_id = 2) AND (activity_type = 1)
AND ((activity_ts)::timestamp with time zone < now()))

If I'm reading this right, it's telling me that is NOT using any indexes.

Clearly, this is wrong. I would have expected that index on
activity_user_id would have been used to help find all the records
efficiently.


Chris
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Chris Velevitch
Manager - Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group
www.flashdev.org.au


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