Hi guys,

I have a table TBL_PAYMENT. There is a compound index defined on
(PAYMENT_ID, SERVICE_ID). When performing a query using SERVICE_ID
in the WHERE clause execution time is about 30 ms which is perfectly OK.

But, after changing the index to be (SERVICE_ID, PAYMENT_ID) execution
time of the same query became: 3 minutes and 30 sec.

Both times the plan was one and the same (I mean the optimizer choose
the same index to use).

I use Firebird 1.0.3 on Win2K box.

Any ideas about the difference in execution speed?
Are there any rules on field ordering in a compound key?

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