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5 The <code class="filename">tsm_system_time</code> module provides the table sampling method
6 <code class="literal">SYSTEM_TIME</code>, which can be used in
7 the <code class="literal">TABLESAMPLE</code> clause of a <a class="link" href="sql-select.html" title="SELECT"><code class="command">SELECT</code></a>
10 This table sampling method accepts a single floating-point argument that
11 is the maximum number of milliseconds to spend reading the table. This
12 gives you direct control over how long the query takes, at the price that
13 the size of the sample becomes hard to predict. The resulting sample will
14 contain as many rows as could be read in the specified time, unless the
15 whole table has been read first.
17 Like the built-in <code class="literal">SYSTEM</code> sampling
18 method, <code class="literal">SYSTEM_TIME</code> performs block-level sampling, so
19 that the sample is not completely random but may be subject to clustering
20 effects, especially if only a small number of rows are selected.
22 <code class="literal">SYSTEM_TIME</code> does not support
23 the <code class="literal">REPEATABLE</code> clause.
25 This module is considered <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">trusted</span>”</span>, that is, it can be
26 installed by non-superusers who have <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege
27 on the current database.
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29 Here is an example of selecting a sample of a table with
30 <code class="literal">SYSTEM_TIME</code>. First install the extension:
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32 CREATE EXTENSION tsm_system_time;
34 Then you can use it in a <code class="command">SELECT</code> command, for instance:
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37 SELECT * FROM my_table TABLESAMPLE SYSTEM_TIME(1000);
40 This command will return as large a sample of <code class="structname">my_table</code> as
41 it can read in 1 second (1000 milliseconds). Of course, if the whole
42 table can be read in under 1 second, all its rows will be returned.
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