Thread: Alter table Add Primary Key

Alter table Add Primary Key

From

Ana Claudia

Date:

01 October 2001, 18:36:41

Hello,

I'd like to know if is possible create a primary key in a table that already
exits in database (note: in Oracle is possible), because I try do that and I
received an ERROR MESSAGES

Example:
/*Script taht I used to create the table*/
CREATE TABLE tespri
(
pri NUMERIC(3,0) NOT NULL  CHECK (pri between 0 and 255),
sec   VARCHAR(4) NOT NULL CHECK (sec<> 'ana')
);


/* End of Script   */



teste=# \d tespri
               Table "tespri"
 Attribute |         Type         | Modifier
-----------+----------------------+----------
 pri       | numeric(3,0)         | not null
 sec       | character varying(4) | not null
Constraints: ((pri >= '0'::"numeric") AND (pri <= '255'::"numeric"))
             (sec <> 'ana'::"varchar")

teste=# alter table tespri add constraint ck1 PRIMARY KEY(pri);
ERROR:  ALTER TABLE / ADD CONSTRAINT is not implemented for that constraint
type.
teste=#

/* NOTE: database name teste        table name tespri  */

Thanks for everything.
Best Regards,
Cláudia



Ana Cláudia Dias
Aveiro - Portugal

Email: ana-b-dias@ptinovacao.pt

Re: Alter table Add Primary Key

From

"zammon@libero.it"

Date:

03 October 2001, 07:57:50

Ola Ana Claudia.
You can add a primary key to your table using:
CREATE INDEX ...command
I hope this help you.


José Soares

>Hello,
>
>I'd like to know if is possible create a primary key in a table that already
>exits in database (note: in Oracle is possible), because I try do that and I
>received an ERROR MESSAGES
>
>Example:
>/*Script taht I used to create the table*/
>CREATE TABLE tespri
>(
>pri NUMERIC(3,0) NOT NULL  CHECK (pri between 0 and 255),
>sec   VARCHAR(4) NOT NULL CHECK (sec<> 'ana')
>);
>
>
>/* End of Script   */
>
>
>
>teste=# \d tespri
>               Table "tespri"
> Attribute |         Type         | Modifier
>-----------+----------------------+----------
> pri       | numeric(3,0)         | not null
> sec       | character varying(4) | not null
>Constraints: ((pri >= '0'::"numeric") AND (pri <= '255'::"numeric"))
>             (sec <> 'ana'::"varchar")
>
>teste=# alter table tespri add constraint ck1 PRIMARY KEY(pri);
>ERROR:  ALTER TABLE / ADD CONSTRAINT is not implemented for that constraint
>type.
>teste=#
>
>/* NOTE: database name teste        table name tespri  */
>
>Thanks for everything.
>Best Regards,
>Cláudia
>
>
>
>Ana Cláudia Dias
>Aveiro - Portugal
>
>Email: ana-b-dias@ptinovacao.pt
>
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