>> > can you send structure and execution plan?> Thank you for your request, the execution plan is the one from> "explain" (I think) but what is the "structure plan"? no, only structure :) table and fields. > The problema was a bug on my import in new database!>> To avoid future error of this type, how can I ask to postgres wath> column is it using in "natural join"?> Don't use natural join. It has some others disadvantagedness. Useclassic JOIN. It is safe. SELECT FROM tab1 JOIN tab2 ON .... RegardsPavel Stehule > tanks again> and sorry for my error> Edoardo> >> > Regards> > Pavel Stehule> >> > On 02/01/2008, Edoardo Panfili <edoardo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:> >> I am using this query in 8.3beta4 (compiled from source) in MacOS X 10.5.1> >>> >> SELECT webName,count(*) FROM contenitore NATURAL JOIN cartellino WHERE> >> contenitore.tipo='e' GROUP BY webName;> >>> >> this is the result> >> webName | count> >> --------------------------------------------------+-------> >> test palermo | 36679> >> Herbarium Camerinensis - CAME | 36679> >> Herbarium Universitatis Aeserniae - IS | 36679> >> Herbarium Universitatis Civitatis Perusii - PERU | 36679> >> Herbarium Anconitanum - ANC | 36679> >> Test database - São Paulo | 36679> >> Herbarium Universitatis Genuensis - GE | 36679> >> Herbarium Universitatis Senensis - SIENA | 36679> >> Segnalazioni Siena | 36679> >> Herbarium Aquilanum - AQUI | 36679> >> (10 rows)> >>> >> but 36679 is the total number of row of the table.> >> The same query in 8.1.4 retrieves the aspected result (the number of> >> elements for each webName).> >>> >> Is this a bug or a change in the semantic of SQL?> >>> >> thank you> >> Edoardo> >>> >> --> >> Jabber: edoardopa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> tel: 075 9142766> >>> >> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------> >> TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings> >>>>> --> Jabber: edoardopa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> tel: 075 9142766>> ---------------------------(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> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings