Re: creation of foreign key without checking prior data? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From hubert depesz lubaczewski
Subject Re: creation of foreign key without checking prior data?
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Msg-id 20090917183420.GA16505@depesz.com
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In response to Re: creation of foreign key without checking prior data?  (Peter Hunsberger <peter.hunsberger@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: creation of foreign key without checking prior data?  (Sam Mason <sam@samason.me.uk>)
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On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 01:22:52PM -0500, Peter Hunsberger wrote:
> You can't have a foreign key that doesn't have relational integrity,
> it is no longer a foreign key.  If you don't want the delay then don't
> define the key, at least until some point at which you can take the
> delay.  If there is never such a time then your operational scenario
> needs changing, not Postgres...

you do realize that having foreign key defined doesn't guarantee
integrity?

depesz

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