Re: query slowness caused by table alias

On Thu, 4 May 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> > EXPLAIN
> > SELECT *
> > FROM part p              -- let p alias to part
> > WHERE part.part_id = 42; -- but don't use p
>
> > Nested Loop  (cost=0.00..2429.30 rows=50735 width=219)
> >   -> Index Scan using part_pkey on part (cost=0.00..3.60 rows=1 width=4)
> >   -> Seq Scan on part p  (cost=0.00..1918.35 rows=50735 width=215)
>
> This is correct behavior.

Isn't it time we disable this by default or at least provide an option for
it? It seems this comes up every week.

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