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authorD'Arcy J.M. Cain2001-05-02 11:21:57 +0000
committerD'Arcy J.M. Cain2001-05-02 11:21:57 +0000
commit57faa287409935d3f37b99ecae0afb9dca15b912 (patch)
treead3f233d82ffaad28d2a91c88f817d46461ea4a4
parent66feaa80dc4271d3518d1867486ec8c0e871dce4 (diff)
Add note explaining why inserts take longer as tables grow. Also suggest
the way to handle this.
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@@ -1017,6 +1017,11 @@ The following describes the methods and variables of this class.
values from the database. This causes the dictionary to be updated
with values that are modified by rules, triggers, etc.
+ Due to the way that this function works you will find inserts taking
+ longer and longer as your table gets bigger. To overcome this problem
+ simply add an index onto the OID of any table that you think may get
+ large over time.
+
3.8. update
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