Re: references table(multiple columns go here) - Mailing list pgsql-sql

On Wednesday 18 December 2002 4:56 pm, Gary Stainburn wrote:
> Hi Tomasz,
[snip]
> > > create table jobtypes (
> > > jid         int4 default nextval('jobs_jid_seq'::text) unique not null,
> > > jdid        character references ranks(rdid),    -- This joint reference
> > > jrank        int4 not null references ranks(rrank),    -- needs sorting
> > > jdesc        character varying(40)    -- job description
> >
> > !!!here!!! ,CONSTRAINT c2 FOREIGN KEY(jid,jdid) REFERENCES ranks
> > (rid,rdid)
>
> Did this come in with 7.2? I get parse error on or near 'FOREIGN'. Note I
> changed the field names to the ones I wanted.

I've just tried this on a 7.2.1-5 system and get the same error.

>
> create table jobtypes (
> jid         int4 default nextval('jobs_jid_seq'::text) unique not null,
> jdid        character,        -- This joint reference
> jrank        int4 not null references ranks(rrank),    -- needs sorting
> jdesc        character varying(40),    -- job description
> contraint c2 foreign key (jdid,jrank) references ranks (rdid,rrank)
> );
> ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "foreign"
>
> > > );
> >
> > that's all
> > Tomasz Myrta

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