Re: FOREIGN KEY AND INDEXEX - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Alan Hodgson
Subject Re: FOREIGN KEY AND INDEXEX
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Msg-id 200810281426.43844@hal.medialogik.com
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In response to FOREIGN KEY AND INDEXEX  ("JORGE MALDONADO" <jorgemal1960@gmail.com>)
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On Tuesday 28 October 2008, "JORGE MALDONADO" <jorgemal1960@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I need to define an index for a table but such an index already exists as
> a foreign key.
> I have fk_state (a foreign key) and I need a common index (ix_state).
> Should I define the index or does the foreign key work like an index too?

You need the index. Primary keys and unique constraints are implemented as
indexes, but not foreign keys.

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Alan

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