Re: Modifying a table that other tables refer to for foreigh key - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Stephan Szabo
Subject Re: Modifying a table that other tables refer to for foreigh key
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0105291244560.1465-100000@megazone23.bigpanda.com
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In response to Modifying a table that other tables refer to for foreigh key  ("Mihai Gheorghiu" <tanethq@earthlink.net>)
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On Tue, 29 May 2001, Mihai Gheorghiu wrote:

> I have a database with multiple referential integrity links.
> I want to make important changes to one of the tables, which is referenced
> by other tables for foreign keys (like deleting some columns, or changing
> data type).
> What would be the easiest way to do it (without re-creating all the other
> tables that are refering to it)?

Drop the table, make the changes and use alter table add constraint to
re-add the constraints to the referencing tables (the original constraints
should go away when the other table is dropped)



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