gj=# create domain dfoo as varchar(20) default 'bollocks' not null; CREATE DOMAIN Time: 1680,908 ms gj=# create table foo( a bigserial not null, b int default (random()*100)::int not null ); NOTICE: CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence "foo_a_seq" for serial column "foo.a" CREATE TABLE Time: 899,848 ms gj=# insert into foo(b) select generate_series(1, 10); INSERT 0 10 Time: 138,247 ms gj=# alter table foo add column c dfoo not null; ALTER TABLE Time: 351,059 ms gj=# select * from foo order by random() limit 1; a | b | c ---+---+---------- 3 | 3 | bollocks (1 row) Time: 114,236 ms I _Do_ understand domains very well. Thing is, why the same thing won't happen if I include that domain in type!!! -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general