Re: duplicates on primary key column - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: duplicates on primary key column
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Msg-id 4312.1072195505@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: duplicates on primary key column  (Marcin Gil <marcin.gil@audax.com.pl>)
Responses Re: duplicates on primary key column  (Marcin Gil <marcin.gil@audax.com.pl>)
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Marcin Gil <marcin.gil@audax.com.pl> writes:
> I see. That's my first time with inheriting tables. I though that it
> would be something as C++, ie. structure inherit only.

As of 7.4 there is a way to do structural inheritance, but it's not this
syntax.

>> You could do "SELECT docid FROM ONLY documents" if you don't want the
>> scan to include child tables.  But it's probably a bad idea to use
>> inheritance for the archives table at all.
>>
> Why it's a bad idea?

Just because it's error prone.  I can't see that you'd ever want to
include the archives table in searches or updates of the documents table
--- but the default behavior will be to do so.

            regards, tom lane

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