Re: PARTIAL, DEFERRABLE UNIQUE CONSTRAINTS - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David G Johnston
Subject Re: PARTIAL, DEFERRABLE UNIQUE CONSTRAINTS
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In response to PARTIAL, DEFERRABLE UNIQUE CONSTRAINTS  (Daniel Migowski <dmigowski@ikoffice.de>)
Responses Re: PARTIAL, DEFERRABLE UNIQUE CONSTRAINTS
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dmigowski wrote
> I need to create a deferrable,unique partial constraint (using a WHERE
> clause) on my table

I don't know the exact required syntax but the description of the "EXCLUDE"
clause to "CREATE TABLE" implies that it can be used to accomplish what you
desire.

Not tested but something like:

EXCLUDE USING btree ( col WITH = ) WHERE ... DEFERRABLE INITIALLY IMMEDIATE

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/sql-createtable.html

While the documentation says that using btree with EXCLUDE is uncommon this
does seem to be a mandatory exception.

David J.







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