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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: mike <mike@redtux1.uklinux.net>
Cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: confused newbie (to pg not db's)
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:45:03 -0500
Message-ID: <4485.1076600703@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1076595324.3818.8.camel@datacc>
References: <1076595324.3818.8.camel@datacc>

mike <mike@redtux1.uklinux.net> writes:
> CREATE TABLE public."Invoice_Header"
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> I am trying to make Inv_ID a primary key as follows

> alter table Invoice_Header ADD CONSTRAINT PK_inv PRIMARY KEY (Inv_ID)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> which runs without error, but nothing changes

I think you have tables named "Invoice_Header" and "invoice_header",
and the latter table is what's getting affected by your ALTER.  If you
are going to use mixed-case names then you have to be consistent about
double-quoting them all the time.

			regards, tom lane



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