Re: unique index with bool - Mailing list pgsql-general

tmpmac@mac.com wrote:
> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX name on table(param1,param2);
>
> How to create such unique index when param2 is bool type, and this
> param2 should be accepted only in case of true ?
>
> I tried: CREATE UNIQUE INDEX name on table(param1,(param2 = 'true'));
>  but it's not working.

Something like:

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX my_uniq_idx ON table(param1,param2)

ALTER TABLE table ADD CONSTRAINT my_constraint CHECK (param2='' OR
param1=true);

So - separate out the test linking param1/param2 from your uniqueness
requirement.
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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd