I don't think I understand how PG implements fulltext searching or if my search actually needs to use fulltext search. basically, I have a btree index on a SERIAL_NUMBER which is of sort like ABC12345 or AAA123434 or AAB131441 I would like to have search on the specific text of the SERIAL_NUMBER eg: select * from table where serial_number LIKE 'AAA%' does not use the index. What Do i need to do to have it recognise the "partial index?" (is it called?) Thanks -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general