Re: Prevent double entries ... no simple unique index

From: Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer(at)spamfence(dot)net>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Prevent double entries ... no simple unique index
Date: 2012-07-12 05:14:45
Message-ID: 20120712051445.GA5421@tux
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Marc Mamin <M(dot)Mamin(at)intershop(dot)de> wrote:

> >
> > Or this one:
> >
> > test=*# create unique index on log((case when state = 0 then 0 when
> > state = 1 then 1 else null end));
> > CREATE INDEX
> >
> >
> > Now you can insert one '0' and one '1' - value - but no more.
>
> Hi,
>
> A partial index would do the same, but requires less space:
>
> create unique index on log(state) WHERE state IN (0,1);

Right! ;-)

Andreas
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