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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #6734: create table (like ...) fails if an index has a comment
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Msg-id 1522.1342192301@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #6734: create table (like ...) fails if an index has a comment  (Daniele Varrazzo <daniele.varrazzo@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #6734: create table (like ...) fails if an index has a comment  (Daniele Varrazzo <daniele.varrazzo@gmail.com>)
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Daniele Varrazzo <daniele.varrazzo@gmail.com> writes:
> Wouldn't it be better to call the indexes NEWTABLE_OLDINDEXNAME?

Then the CREATE LIKE command would fail altogether if that name were
already taken.  Postponing the selection of the index name to the time
when DefineIndex runs is really the only safe thing.

            regards, tom lane

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