Re: Inefficient query plan

Excerpts from Jann Röder's message of lun ago 23 00:23:38 -0400 2010:

> "Hash Join  (cost=516.66..17710110.47 rows=8358225 width=16)"
> "  Hash Cond: ((b.itemid)::bpchar = a.itemid)"
> "  ->  Seq Scan on b  (cost=0.00..15110856.68 rows=670707968 width=16)"
> "  ->  Hash  (cost=504.12..504.12 rows=1003 width=16)"
> "        ->  Index Scan using idx_issueid on a  (cost=0.00..504.12
> rows=1003 width=16)"
> "              Index Cond: (issueid = 'A1983PW823'::bpchar)"

Hmm, I'm placing bets on the bpchar weirdness.  I'd try getting rid of
that and using plain varchar for all the columns.

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