On 2009-01-27, Alban Hertroys <dal...@solfertje.student.utwente.nl> wrote: > On Jan 25, 2009, at 3:07 AM, Jasen Betts wrote: > >>> I want to use this column as a foreign key on a column in another >>> table >>> (column 2), but cannot without a full unique index. >> >> a full unique index is easy use an expression that's null for -1. >> >> create unique index foobar on foo( ( case fee when -1 then null else >> fee end ) ); > > > anything wrong with create unique index foobar on foo where fee <> -1 ?
neither way works for a foreign key. easiest solution seems to be to insert a record matching -1 in the other table (with all other fields null) -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
