| From: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
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| To: | Ferindo Middleton Jr <fmiddleton(at)verizon(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Why doesn't the SERIAL data type automatically have a |
| Date: | 2005-10-05 00:06:54 |
| Message-ID: | 20051005000654.GP40138@pervasive.com |
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On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 07:50:28PM -0400, Ferindo Middleton Jr wrote:
> Based on the feedback I received after I made that original post, it
> seemed most people don't use SERIAL with a unique constraint or primary
> key and I was blasted for making such a suggestion. I'm sorry... It
I don't think either assertion is true. I'd bet most of the developers
actually do normally use an index on a serial, since it's normally used
as a PK. And while people can be a bit terse with their replies, I
wouldn't say you were blasted. :)
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