Re: partial unique constraint

On Tuesday 06 April 2004 17:38, Robert Treat wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 11:17, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> > > Trying to come up with the proper syntax to meet the following
> > > criteria: create table foo (bar integer, baz boolean UNIQUE (bar, baz =
> > > true));
> >
> > The correct way to do it is with a separate CREATE INDEX command:
>
> I think I had initially abandoned looking at that type of solution after
> having run across this paragraph in the docs while looking for the
> proper constraint syntax:
>
> "Note:  The preferred way to add a unique constraint to a table is ALTER
> TABLE ... ADD CONSTRAINT. The use of indexes to enforce unique
> constraints could be considered an implementation detail that should not
> be accessed directly."
>
> The subliminal mind is a powerful force eh? Perhaps that paragraph
> should be modified... but I'm not sure if it should expanded to include
> thoughts along the lines of Stephan's response or maybe just drop the
> "should not be accessed directly" bit...

Anyone know if there is any way to do this in one of the later SQL standards? 
The CREATE INDEX thing is a bit of a hack, and I certainly wouldn't have 
thought of it either.

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