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From: Aaron Bono <postgresql@aranya.com>
To: Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha <ezequias.rocha@gmail.com>
Cc: pgAdmin Support <pgadmin-support@postgresql.org>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [SQL] How to overwrite a table [only data]?
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:55:49 -0500
Message-ID: <bf05e51c0610040755i3ed324a2y3805539b011f9024@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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References: <55c095e90610040440v431e15a3m34fa72ef19c239e8@mail.gmail.com>

On 10/4/06, Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha <ezequias.rocha@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> I would like to overwrite a table with problem with his original. But
> there are some points.
>
> I can't just delete and restore it becouse it has a foreign key and when I
> try to delete it ask for drop cascade.
>
> As I know the drop cascade delete in both tables the rows related. Is it
> correct ?


You can drop the foreign keys and then the table.  Then when you recreate
and repopulate the table, you can add the foreign keys back at the very end.



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