Re: Table with Field Serial - Problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: Table with Field Serial - Problem
Date
Msg-id 52729FE5.5080501@gmail.com
Whole thread Raw
In response to Re: Table with Field Serial - Problem  (Yostin Vargas <yostinv@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
On 10/31/2013 11:12 AM, Yostin Vargas wrote:
> i really dont need a number generator, only a unique PK. but i want that
> this PK be generate automatically
>
> for example i have a Category calling Computer in English but i have the
> same Category in Spanish (Computadora)  i assigned the ID->1 for both

So table1 is the category table:

id serial
category varchar

or

Why not just make your PK a natural one (category, language)?


In the end whatever works for you, works. I am just asking because I
could not follow the logic and I needed guidance.


>
> So if i put the Pk ID  in the table2 number i have error for unique
> violation when i want  INSERT another name in a diferent language for
> the same category
>
> For that reason i declare ID in the table2  like a FK from ID in the table1
>
>



--
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@gmail.com


pgsql-general by date:

Previous
From: Yostin Vargas
Date:
Subject: Re: Table with Field Serial - Problem
Next
From: Dann Corbit
Date:
Subject: postgresql-9.3.1-1-windows-x64.exe does not install correctly for me