> > I've played around with as many as 1,000 child tables. By then, the > planning time becomes noticeably longer than for a single table, but > the response time is still so much faster that it's worth it. Note > I'm talking only a fraction of a second planning time, even at 1,000 > tables. > > If you are going over 100 tables, make sure you're using triggers for > updating the child tables not rules, as rules are far too slow when > there's over 50 or so tables to look choose from. > > ---------------------------(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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Scott, Could you share a snippet on how to use trigger for this? TQ, G ---------------------------(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