Re: deleting the master but not the detail - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ismael ....
Subject Re: deleting the master but not the detail
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In response to Re: deleting the master but not the detail  (Raymond O'Donnell <rod@iol.ie>)
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So is there no other way to do it but to verify the integrity using triggers
and drop the referential constraints?

Because I *still* need to verify that NEW records in the details table
direct to something that exists


>
>> ON DELETE RESTRICT | NO ACTION won't let me delete the master
>> CASCADE | SET NULL | SET DEFAULT will modify the details
>
> Can you just drop the constraint that's doing the referential integrity?
>
> Ray.
>
> Then remove the referential integrity constraint, since it's obviously
> incompatible with your business requirements.
>
> -Doug
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