Thread: create unique index schema.index_name on table (column)?

Is the syntax "schema_name.index_name" for create unique index wrong, 
unsupported or what? I know is doesn't work as postgres kicks me back a 
syntax error each time (version 7.3.2 & 7.4.5). -sigh-

On Sep 12, 2004, at 5:42 AM, m0ntar3@cox.net wrote:

> Is the syntax "schema_name.index_name" for create unique index wrong, 
> unsupported or what? I know is doesn't work as postgres kicks me back 
> a syntax error each time (version 7.3.2 & 7.4.5). -sigh-

Could you give a full example (including the error) of what you're 
doing? It's kind of hard to give a suggestion based on your brief 
description.

Michael

On Sep 12, 2004, at 2:48 PM, Michael Glaesemann wrote:

>
> On Sep 12, 2004, at 5:42 AM, m0ntar3@cox.net wrote:
>
>> Is the syntax "schema_name.index_name" for create unique index wrong, 
>> unsupported or what? I know is doesn't work as postgres kicks me back 
>> a syntax error each time (version 7.3.2 & 7.4.5). -sigh-
>
> Could you give a full example (including the error) of what you're 
> doing? It's kind of hard to give a suggestion based on your brief 
> description.

Also, looking quickly at the online docs, we find :

> name
>
> The name of the index to be created. No schema name can be included 
> here; the index is always created in the same schema as its parent 
> table.

<http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createindex.html>

Michael

m0ntar3@cox.net writes:
> Is the syntax "schema_name.index_name" for create unique index wrong, 
> unsupported or what?

Yes.

Put the schema name on the table, instead.
        regards, tom lane

I'm working with a closed source application that reads an ASCII file 
and as it does it (via ODBC) creates tables and indexes, inserting as it 
goes. Like so:

CREATE TABLE bgsuser.CAXCTRLD ( CTRLS INTEGER, INTVL INTEGER);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX bgsuser.PRIMARY_CAXCTRLD ON bgsuser.CAXCTRLD 
(CTRLS,INTVL);
INSERT ...
INSERT ...

The application is designed to work through ODBC and psqlODBC does a 
great job. My problem is the username (schema qualifier) on the create 
index statement. I've decided it's easiest to copy/paste/modify the 
create statements from the ODBC trace logs.. oh, well.

Michael Glaesemann wrote:

>
> On Sep 12, 2004, at 5:42 AM, m0ntar3@cox.net wrote:
>
>> Is the syntax "schema_name.index_name" for create unique index wrong, 
>> unsupported or what? I know is doesn't work as postgres kicks me back 
>> a syntax error each time (version 7.3.2 & 7.4.5). -sigh-
>
>
> Could you give a full example (including the error) of what you're 
> doing? It's kind of hard to give a suggestion based on your brief 
> description.
>
> Michael
>
>