Re: [GENERAL] Limit on multi-field indexes?

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: scldad(at)sdc(dot)com(dot)au (Stephen Davies)
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Limit on multi-field indexes?
Date: 1998-09-23 04:20:49
Message-ID: 199809230421.AAA20513@candle.pha.pa.us
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> If it holds 8 integers, why can't I have 8 columns in a multi-field index?
>
> I am currently writing a tool to replicate any database to a PostgreSQL mirror
> and the very first customer for this tool has several tables with 8 fields in
> their primary key. Sod's Law:-((

OK, I am committing changes which will allow 8-key indexes, rather than
just seven. Please test this at your convenience.

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