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<sect1 id="tsm-system-time" xreflabel="tsm_system_time"> |
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<title>tsm_system_time</title> |
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<indexterm zone="tsm-system-time"> |
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<primary>tsm_system_time</primary> |
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</indexterm> |
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<para> |
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The <filename>tsm_system_time</> module provides the tablesample method |
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<literal>SYSTEM_TIME</literal>, which can be used inside the |
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<command>TABLESAMPLE</command> clause of a <command>SELECT</command>. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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This tablesample method uses a linear probing algorithm to read sample |
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of a table and uses time in milliseconds as limit (unlike the |
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<literal>SYSTEM</literal> tablesample method which limits by percentage |
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of a table). This gives you some control over the length of execution |
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of your query. |
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</para> |
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<sect2> |
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<title>Examples</title> |
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<para> |
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Here is an example of selecting sample of a table with |
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<literal>SYSTEM_TIME</>. First install the extension: |
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</para> |
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<programlisting> |
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CREATE EXTENSION tsm_system_time; |
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</programlisting> |
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<para> |
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Then you can use it in a <command>SELECT</command> command the same way as |
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other tablesample methods: |
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<programlisting> |
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SELECT * FROM my_table TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM_TIME(1000); |
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</programlisting> |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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The above command will return as large a sample of my_table as it can read in |
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1 second (or less if it reads whole table faster). |
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</para> |
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</sect2> |
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</sect1> |
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