From: | "Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | 7.1 (current) unwanted NOT NULL constraint inserted |
Date: | 2000-12-15 17:53:13 |
Message-ID: | 200012151753.eBFHrEr10390@linda.lfix.co.uk |
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In the creation below, the column parent_id has ended up with a NOT NULL
constraint that I didn't ask for and don't want.
This is 7.1, updated today from cvs.
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[... other tables created ...]
CREATE TABLE person
(
ptype SMALLINT,
id CHAR(10),
name TEXT NOT NULL,
address INTEGER,
salutation TEXT DEFAULT 'Dear Sir',
envelope TEXT,
email TEXT,
www TEXT,
CONSTRAINT person_ptype CHECK (ptype >= 0 AND ptype <= 8)
,
PRIMARY KEY (id),
FOREIGN KEY (id, address) REFERENCES address(person, id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE RESTRICT
)
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE/PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index 'person_pkey' for
table 'person'
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE will create implicit trigger(s) for FOREIGN KEY check(s)
CREATE
[... other tables created ...]
CREATE TABLE organisation
(
contact CHAR(10) REFERENCES individual (id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE NO ACTION,
structure CHAR(1) CHECK (structure='L' OR
structure='C' OR
structure='U' OR
structure='O'),
department TEXT,
parent_id CHAR(10),
CONSTRAINT dept_parent CHECK ((department IS NULL AND parent_id IS NULL) OR
(department > '' AND parent_id > '')),
CONSTRAINT organisation_ptype CHECK ((ptype >= 2 AND ptype <=4) OR ptype =
8)
,
PRIMARY KEY (id),
FOREIGN KEY (id, address) REFERENCES address(person, id)
ON UPDATE CASCADE
ON DELETE RESTRICT
)
INHERITS (person)
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE/PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index
'organisation_pkey' for table 'organisation'
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE will create implicit trigger(s) for FOREIGN KEY check(s)
CREATE
[... skip various COMMENT declarations ...]
\d+ organisation
Table "organisation"
Attribute | Type | Modifier | Description
------------+---------------+--------------------+-----------------------------
-
ptype | smallint | |
id | character(10) | not null | Identifier
name | text | not null | Name
address | integer | | Primary address id
salutation | text | default 'Dear Sir' | Salutation in a letter
envelope | text | | Form of name on envelope
email | text | | Email address
www | text | | Web URL
contact | character(10) | | Id of primary contact person
structure | character(1) | | Legal structure code
department | text | | Name of this department
parent_id | character(10) | not null | Parent organisation id
Index: organisation_pkey
Constraints: ((ptype >= 0) AND (ptype <= 8))
((((structure = 'L'::bpchar) OR (structure = 'C'::bpchar)) OR
(structure = 'U'::bpchar)) OR (structure = 'O'::bpchar))
(((department ISNULL) AND (parent_id ISNULL)) OR (((department >
''::text) AND (parent_id NOTNULL)) AND (parent_id > ''::bpchar)))
(((ptype >= 2) AND (ptype <= 4)) OR (ptype = 8))
=======================================================================
--
Oliver Elphick Oliver(dot)Elphick(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk
Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
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