Re: UPDATE has a bug to update tables with an index of 2 columns
Andreas Schmitz <andreas.schmitz@as-dataservice.de>
From: Andreas Schmitz <andreas.schmitz@as-dataservice.de>
To: Ian Barwick <barwick@gmx.net>
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Date: 2003-05-17T07:38:10Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
Ian Barwick wrote: >I would contend this is not a bug but a feature (or at most >not-yet-implemented functionality, i.e. no ability to defer >constraints other than foreign keys). > > Oh, I don't think so, because when I use some complex WHERE clause the statements don't use the index uq_test (EXPLAIN...) and it works find. This Statement works also fine: update test2 set v1=0 where v1=0; And therefor, I think this is a bug. >A possible workaround would be to create a trigger which >enforces the constraint. > > What do you mean with enforces the constraint? Sorry, I can't follow you. Can you describe, how I enforce the Constraint? Thanx a lot. Best regards -- Andreas Schmitz AS-DataService <http://www.as-dataservice.de> Kastanienallee 24 D-54662 Speicher Tel.: (0 65 62) 93 05 17 Fax: (0 65 62) 93 05 18 Email: andreas.schmitz@as-dataservice.de <mailto:andreas.schmitz@as-dataservice.de> Ust-IdNr.: DE211466407 Handelsregister: HRA 1869 - Amtsgericht Bitburg <http://www.as-dataservice.de>