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- From: jparker@hpbs2776.boi.hp.com (Jack Parker)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix
- Subject: Two index query optimization problem (fwd)
- Date: 17 Dec 1992 23:03:16 -0500
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- } I'm having some problems with Informix over optimizing my query.
- } I have a table with > 500000 rows and I can't get Informix to
- } use what I deem to be the "correct" index.
- }
- } There are two indexes on the table:
- }
- } index1: unique index on A, B;
- } index2: unique index on C, D, A, B;
- }
- } The problem I'm having is that I can't run a query with A and B mentioned
- } in the WHERE clause that will use index2. I suspect that the optimizer
- } is looking at the query and saying; hey, I got A, I got B, I've got a unique
- } index1 on both A and B. Look no further, I am set dudes and dudettes, and
- } I am outta here! (optimizers talk like that you know).
- }
- } This would be fine if my queries were of the form:
- }
- } WHERE C=value AND D=value A=value AND B=value;
- }
- } However, one of my queries is of the form:
- }
- } WHERE C=value AND D=value A>value AND B=value;
- }
- } so it doesn't _really_ have a value for A. I do need to have both
- } indexes for performance reasons. I don't think that setting optimization
- } to low is an option in this case since it effects the whole database
- } back end and not just the single query. We are running Online V 4.10.UF2,
- } SQL V 4.00.UG2 on a Pyramid MI Server.
- }
-
- Is c,d unique? if so change index two to be just c,d. If it isn't
- try making c,d a dupe (and drop the a,b part).
-
- Maybe the optimizer isn't all that screwed up, try dropping index1 and
- seeing how long the query takes versus how long it takes now.
-
- j.
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