Strange indexing - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Uros Gruber
Subject Strange indexing
Date
Msg-id 18366267307.20020429183404@sir-mag.com
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Hi!

is this OK.

CREATE TABLE test (
id int primary key,
name varchar(255),
parent varchar(32)
);


If i write

explain select * from test where id=1;

This is output of 1st table:
Index Scan using test_pkey on test  (cost=0.00..4.82 rows=1 width=183)


but the i create index on parent like this

create index tt on test (parent);

And when i execute query

explain select * from test where parent = '1';

Seq Scan on test  (cost=0.00..1.07 rows=1 width=17)

Why i there no index scan if i create index. I also run
vacuum on this table.


both queryes return only 1 row.



--
bye,
 Uros                          mailto:uros@sir-mag.com


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