Re: Unique Index vs. Unique Constraint

From: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
To: "scott(dot)marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>
Cc: Thomas LeBlanc <thomasatiem(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Unique Index vs. Unique Constraint
Date: 2003-10-13 14:11:15
Message-ID: 3F8AB283.8000308@Yahoo.com
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scott.marlowe wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Thomas LeBlanc wrote:
>
>> Does a Unique Constraint build a unique index?
>>
>> What is the difference?
>
> None that I know of.

A different implementation of UNIQUE constraint might allow
deferrability, what our index solution does not ... yet.

Jan

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