Query: set enable_mergejoin=off;set enable_hashjoin=off; explain analyze select nome1, thv3tralacc, dltbfpgpdch FROM cell_bsc_60_0610 as cell_bsc left outer join teststscell73_test as data on data.ne_id=cell_bsc.nome1 left outer join teststscell13_test as data1 on data1.ne_id=cell_bsc.nome1 and data1.time=data.time where data.time >=cell_bsc.starttime and data.time <=cell_bsc.endtime and data.time between '2006-10-01 00:00:00' and '2006-10-02 01:00:00' and data1.time >=cell_bsc.starttime and data1.time <=cell_bsc.endtime and data1.time between '2006-10-01 00:00:00' and '2006-10-02 01:00:00' and cell_bsc.nome2=2; Explain analyze on my sistem ("PostgreSQL 8.4.0 on sparc-sun-solaris2.10, compiled by cc: Sun C 5.9 SunOS_sparc Patch 124867-02 2007/11/27, 64-bit"): http://explain-analyze.info/query_plans/3822-query-plan-2528 interesting bit (if I got it right): -> Nested Loop (cost=0.0..3139.65 rows=6531 width=36) (actual time=0.141..13.459 rows=3692 loops=1) Join Filter: ((data1.time >= cell_bsc.starttime) AND (data1.time <= cell_bsc.endtime) AND (cell_bsc.nome1 = data1.ne_id)) -> Seq Scan on cell_bsc_60_0610 cell_bsc (cost=0.0..99.39 rows=285 width=20) (actual time=0.033..1.740 rows=285 loops=1) Filter: (nome2 = 2) -> Append (cost=0.0..10.6 rows=4 width=16) (actual time=0.012..0.027 rows=13 loops=285) 285*4 should give 1140 max, not 6531: is this different enough? If it is, I have a 585K dump file that should recreate the problem. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general