Subject Re: Query plan insists on NOT USING an index
Author Franz J Fortuny
I mentioned in my previous message that it was a (2.0.1.12855) BETA
version. But it is the NEW OFFICIAL VERSION! Trouble ahead for
Firebird users!

FJFortuny

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Franz J Fortuny"
<ffortuny@...> wrote:
>
> The problem isn't over, yet.
>
> In our development machines (client-servers), where our server has
> version 2.0.0.12748 of Firebird, the plan DOES USE the PRIMARY KEY of
> table SUBARTIS (when we use the JOINS first and later the OUTER
> joins), however, our customer has Firebird version 2.0.1.12855, which
> is a newer, BETA version.
>
> The problem I see here is that more of these problems are coming
> ahead, since the OLDER VERSION (ours, 2.0.0.12748) IS now using the
> correct indexes, but the NEWER version 2.0.1.12855 IS NOT!
>
> I suggested that they should download the older version and now they
> can't find it at the download site.
>
> Does anybody have contact with the developers to report such a
> nuisance? The main thing is the BUG coming in the future version. To
> me, NOT using the correct index if the JOIN is AFTER outer joins, is
> NOT proper functioning. BUT not using the correct index AT ALL (as in
> version 2.0.1.12855) IS A BUG!
>
> Thanks again for all the great help.
>
> Franz J Fortuny
>