Dear all,
IÃÎ using a ruby script to manipulate some database tables in postgresql 7.4.6 
running under freebsd. 

The following query 

create table as select ident,count(ident) as totnrchange from bookhistory group 
by ident

Takes almost 20 minutes to accomplish if I issue these commands from the psql 
client utility.

However, if I use ruby to do the same as in:

Res=conn.exec(ÅÄreate table as select ident,count(ident) as totnrchange from 
bookhistory group by ident

I get the follwing error:

Maketestset.rb : 47: IN ÁÆxec could not receive data from server: Operation 
timed out (PGError) from maketestset.rb

I also notice when looking at the outcome of top, that the % the cpu is busy 
with the postgers process gradually decreases and after a certain time the cpu 
stops doing anything and I get this error message.

What could cause this? IÃÎ suspecting ruby because when I normally do this in 
psql, the query finishes.
I have to do it like this because this statement is in a for loop and gets 
repeated almost 300 times 

Can anyone help with this one?
Thanks in advance
Robert