From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au> |
Cc: | Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: ADD CONSTRAINT UNIQUE patch |
Date: | 2001-08-30 22:59:47 |
Message-ID: | 200108302259.f7UMxlI10767@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Your patch has been added to the PostgreSQL unapplied patches list at:
http://candle.pha.pa.us/cgi-bin/pgpatches
I will try to apply it within the next 48 hours.
> Hi all,
>
> Here is my much-promised patch to let people add UNIQUE constraints after
> table creation time. Big deal you say - but this patch is the basis of the
> next thing which is adding PRIMARY KEYs after table creation time. (Which
> is currently impossible without twiddling catalogs)
>
> Rundown
> -------
>
> * I have made the makeObjectName function of analyze.c non-static, and
> exported it in analyze.h
>
> * I have included analyze.h and defrem.h into command.c, to support
> makingObjectNames and creating indices
>
> * I removed the 'case CONSTR_PRIMARY' clause so that it properly fails and
> says you can't add primary keys, rather than just doing nothing and
> reporting nothing!!!
>
> * I have modified the docs.
>
> Algorithm
> ---------
>
> * If name specified is null, search for a new valid constraint name. I'm
> not sure if I should "lock" my generated name somehow tho - should I open
> the relation before doing this step?
>
> * Open relation in access exclusive mode
>
> * Check that the constraint does not already exist
>
> * Define the new index
>
> * Warn if they're doubling up on an existing index
>
> Chris
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