Re: BUG #1661: JDBC DatabaseMetaData.getExportedKeys() returns - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Kris Jurka
Subject Re: BUG #1661: JDBC DatabaseMetaData.getExportedKeys() returns
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Msg-id Pine.BSO.4.56.0505171221540.20628@leary.csoft.net
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In response to BUG #1661: JDBC DatabaseMetaData.getExportedKeys() returns invalid keys.  ("Pavel Krupets" <pkrupets@yahoo.com>)
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On Wed, 11 May 2005, Pavel Krupets wrote:

> Bug reference:      1661
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.2
> Description:        JDBC DatabaseMetaData.getExportedKeys() returns invalid
> keys.
>
> If I ask getExportedKeys(null, "bc4jgen_test_04", "table_03") to return
> exported foreign keys it will return 'fk_table_05_2_table_03' key. But this
> key isn't exported. table_05 does not references table_03's primary key,
> just a unique one! Please check javadocs excerpts below.
>

I guess we consider this a feature, not a bug.  Otherwise there is no way
to retrieve foreign key information for foreign keys to unique
constraints.  If you've got a concrete reason why this is a bad thing
please let us know.  The javadoc does indeed say primary key, but I don't
see why including unique ones as well is a problem.

Kris Jurka

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