Re: How to enforce uniqueness when NULL values are present? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: How to enforce uniqueness when NULL values are present?
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Msg-id 200703102147.36972.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to How to enforce uniqueness when NULL values are present?  (Christian Schröder <cs@deriva.de>)
Responses Re: How to enforce uniqueness when NULL values are present?  (Christian Schröder <cs@deriva.de>)
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Christian Schröder wrote:
> How can I enforce these constraints?

I submit that you should rethink your database schema and properly
normalize it.  You are attempting to retool the algebra that underlies
the SQL functionalities into doing something they are not designed to
do, and you will, even if you manage to solve this particular problem,
be in a constant battle against the database system to get your
application to behave in a consistent manner.

A first step in that direction would be to rethink the apparently
troublesome use of null values.

--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/

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