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diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 3c10b91607a..7359ba271dc 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Sun Feb 12 12:15:49 EST 2006</P> + <P>Last updated: Fri Feb 24 09:59:35 EST 2006</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>) @@ -742,16 +742,8 @@ table?</TD><TD>unlimited</TD></TR> usually faster than an index scan of a large table.</P> However, <SMALL>LIMIT</SMALL> combined with <SMALL>ORDER BY</SMALL> often will use an index because only a small portion of the table - is returned. In fact, though MAX() and MIN() don't use indexes, - it is possible to retrieve such values using an index with ORDER BY - and LIMIT: -<PRE> - SELECT col - FROM tab - ORDER BY col [ DESC ] - LIMIT 1; -</PRE> - + is returned.</P> + <P>If you believe the optimizer is incorrect in choosing a sequential scan, use <CODE>SET enable_seqscan TO 'off'</CODE> and run query again to see if an index scan is indeed faster.</P> |