Re: Reference to Inherited Table - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Chris
Subject Re: Reference to Inherited Table
Date
Msg-id 5.1.0.14.0.20020325094919.027bf4e0@cooee.cybersydney.com.au
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In response to Reference to Inherited Table  (Thorsten Haude <postgresql@thorstenhau.de>)
List pgsql-novice
Hi,

>create table third
>(
>     stuff integer references child
>);
>- - - Schnapp - - -
>But get an error:
>ERROR:  PRIMARY KEY for referenced table "child" not found

Try
create table third(
stuff integer references child(thing)
);

You could do what you were trying to do if in the child table you have a
field called 'stuff', but since you don't, you have to reference it
specifically.


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      Chris Smith
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