Re: 7.4 - TODO : alter table drop foreign key - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 5 Dec 2002 at 11:52, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:

> > > > Thanks.  I guess I should rename my thread to 7.4 - TODO : allow
> > > > constraint names when using the "ALTER TABLE <table> ADD FOREIGN KEY"
> > > > syntax.
> > >
> > > You can do that now.
> > >
> > > ALTER TABLE <table> ADD CONSTRAINT <const> FOREIGN KEY ....
> >
> > That I know.  That syntax is radically different from that proposed.

I take back the adjective "radical" 

> Isn't it identical?  The CONSTRAINT <const> is SQL standard optional clause
> for all commands that add constraints.

Except that one is ADD CONSTRAINT, the other is an ADD FOREIGN KEY. 
They are similar in nature but different overall.
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