From: Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>
To: Julian North <julian@mulberryst.co.uk>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: naming conventions constraint
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 14:01:24 -0400
Message-ID: <1067018483.81651.58.camel@jester> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <001901c399a4$92145c40$0401a8c0@ANYAKA>
References: <001901c399a4$92145c40$0401a8c0@ANYAKA>
rbt=# create table bob_is(your_uncle integer, constraint
"bob_is#your_uncle" check(true));
CREATE TABLE
rbt=# \d bob_is
Table "public.bob_is"
Column | Type | Modifiers
------------+---------+-----------
your_uncle | integer |
Check constraints:
"bob_is#your_uncle" CHECK true
You need to quote strings which contain special characters.
On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 16:30, Julian North wrote:
> I'm at the very beginning of working with postgres.
>
> The aim is to replace / build a number of very large and very complex
> database currently residing in Oracle, MSSQL and Informix.
>
> In order to coordinate across a medium size DBA team I instituted a standard
> constraint naming convention suitable for the above 3 platforms.
>
> For example a foreign key would be FK_table#reftable#column.
>
> Unfortunately I don't appear to be able to use it with postgres.
>
> This is because I can't use the # character in constraint names.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to an alternative that is also a single
> char? (I'm limited to 30 chars cos of oracle and manyof the current names at
> the limit).
>
> Any help appreciated,
>
>
>
> Julian.
>
>
>
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