From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: fmiddleton@verizon.net
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Why doesn't the SERIAL data type automatically have a UNIQUE CONSTRAINT
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:03:18 -0400
Message-ID: <5899.1127782998@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4338961E.20100@verizon.net>
References: <4338961E.20100@verizon.net>
Ferindo Middleton Jr <fmiddleton@verizon.net> writes:
> Is there some reason why the SERIAL data type doesn't automatically have
> a UNIQUE CONSTRAINT.
It used to, and then we decoupled it. I don't think "I have no use for
one without the other" translates to an argument that no one has a use
for it ...
regards, tom lane
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