Re: Reference on partial data - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: Reference on partial data
Date
Msg-id 49EB2F84.3080108@dunslane.net
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In response to Reference on partial data  (mito <milos.orszag@gmail.com>)
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mito wrote:
> Hi,
> is it possible to create reference constraint only on defined subset 
> of data?
>
> Reference can be defined on column which has unique constraint. It is 
> also possible to create partial unique index. So it should by possible 
> to reference this column. But postgres can not see this constraint and 
> raises: ERROR:  there is no unique constraint matching given keys for 
> referenced table
>
> Any ideas ???
>
> I dont feel my self to rewrite builtin trigger function which ensures 
> reference integrity.
>

No, it's not.

This looks like a usage question, which doesn't belong on -hackers. 
Please ask such questions on pgsql-general.

cheers

andrew


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