Re: [INTERFACES] ODBC CREATE TABLE failures

----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas G. Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>
To: David Hartwig <daybee(at)bellatlantic(dot)net>
Cc: Michael J. Sheldon <msheldon(at)cbrcomm(dot)com>;
'pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org' <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 1999 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] ODBC CREATE TABLE failures

>> The PostgreSQL backend does
>> not currently support the foreign keys syntax nor the UNIQUE keyword.
>> However, they can be implemented using other methods.
>> For unique, create a unique index on the necessary fields.
>
>NOTICE: CREATE TABLE/UNIQUE will create implicit index
> check_directory for table fmgroups
>
>The UNIQUE keyword is supported, unless there is some other feature or
>behavior that you are expecting?
>
>And, to split hairs, Postgres does support the foreign key *syntax*, but
>throws it away and does nothing with it in the backend. So, I'd say it
>supports foreign key syntax but does not support foreign keys ;)

That's what I get for answering e-mail at half past 1999.

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