-- timestamp check CREATE TABLE timestamptmp (a timestamp); \copy timestamptmp from 'data/timestamp.data' SET enable_seqscan=on; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a < '2004-10-26 08:55:08'; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a <= '2004-10-26 08:55:08'; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a = '2004-10-26 08:55:08'; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a >= '2004-10-26 08:55:08'; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a > '2004-10-26 08:55:08'; SELECT a, a <-> '2004-10-26 08:55:08' FROM timestamptmp ORDER BY a <-> '2004-10-26 08:55:08' LIMIT 3; CREATE INDEX timestampidx ON timestamptmp USING gist ( a ); SET enable_seqscan=off; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a < '2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a <= '2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a = '2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a >= '2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp; SELECT count(*) FROM timestamptmp WHERE a > '2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT a, a <-> '2004-10-26 08:55:08' FROM timestamptmp ORDER BY a <-> '2004-10-26 08:55:08' LIMIT 3; SELECT a, a <-> '2004-10-26 08:55:08' FROM timestamptmp ORDER BY a <-> '2004-10-26 08:55:08' LIMIT 3;