Re: foreign keys

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: radek(dot)stachowiak(at)alter(dot)pl
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: foreign keys
Date: 2000-08-06 17:51:28
Message-ID: 200008061751.NAA19738@candle.pha.pa.us
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> *** Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> [Saturday, 05.August.2000, 19:39 -0400]:
> > > Not to mentions fact that in a few places in docs it's shown as a method
> > > for copying table "SELECT... INTO" which does not "take" keys with it
> > > leading to database knwoledge loss.
> >
> > That is a good point. SELECT INTO doesn't support constraints.
> > Unfortunately, I don't really know a way around that. The only solution
> > is CREATE TABLE and then INSERT INTO ... SELECT.
> [.rs.]
>
> what about my other statement about third constraint not being transferred
> withh pg_dump -t table because it was "connected" to second database? Am I right?
>
> What is correct (mean: most simple) way of dupicating table with all FK ?
>

Sorry, I don't know.

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