Re: foreign key constraints and alter table - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: foreign key constraints and alter table
Date
Msg-id 17091.1045533281@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to foreign key constraints and alter table  (John DeSoi <jdesoi@planetc.com>)
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John DeSoi <jdesoi@planetc.com> writes:
> If I'm reading the docs correctly, I should be able to write:
> ALTER TABLE mytable ADD ptr INT4 REFERENCES othertable ON DELETE SET NULL
> but when I look in pg_constraint table (pg 7.3) I don't see any kind
> of foreign key constraint.

ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN is dropping foreign key clauses in 7.3-7.3.2 :-(
See patch posted about four days ago.  In the meantime, add the foreign
key separately.

            regards, tom lane

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