"Robert Fitzpatrick" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Indexes: > "tblsearch_selections_pkey" PRIMARY KEY, btree (search_selection_id) > "search_selection_unique_idx" UNIQUE, btree (search_id, user_id, selection_value, selection_type) SELECT * FROM client_search_id_func(62) LEFT JOIN tblsearch_selections ON search_id = 62 AND user_id = 'RF' AND (( selected_value = clientno AND selection_type = 'client' ) OR ( selected_value = contactno AND selection_type = 'contact')) According to the index the unique way to identify a record is (search_id, user_id, selection_value, selection_type). But your join condition is matching on (search_id, user_id, ***selected_value***, selection_type). I'm not sure what these columns are but this looks like a bug. Certainly it will make PostgreSQL less likely to use the index since it can only use the first two columns of it which leaves it with few options. -- Gregory Stark EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match