referential integrity for insert - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Ivan Horvath
Subject referential integrity for insert
Date
Msg-id 20020306094926.89268.qmail@web14704.mail.yahoo.com
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Responses Re: referential integrity for insert
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i got two tables with the following structures:
create table unit (
  unit_id int4 not null primary key,
  unit_name varchar(10) not null)

create table plant_unit (
  pu_id int4 not null primary key,
  pu_code varchar(15),
  unit_id int4 not null references unit (unit_id)
match all on delete restrict on update cascade)

that means the two tables are connected to each other
by the unit_id field. i cannot delete records from the
unit table if there is a relation in the plant_unit
table, and when i update the unit_id field in the unit
table the system will update all matching records in
the plant_unit table as well.

my question is how can i avoid to insert record into
the plant_unit table, when the specified unit_id is
not available in the unit table.

do i have to use trigger, or i miss something in the
constraint, or whatelse?

thanks

Ivan


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