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Hi All,

I'm beginner in PostgreSQL!
So, how can I delete a FOREIGN KEY in PostgreSQL?

Thanks.

Marcelo Henrique da Silva.

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On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Marcelo Henrique da Silva wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm beginner in PostgreSQL!
> So, how can I delete a FOREIGN KEY in PostgreSQL?

You'll need to drop the triggers related to the foreign key.
You might want to look at the referential integrity documents
on techdocs.postgresql.org.