Carol Walter <walterc@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I don't know how they did this, but I have a table that has a compound > field constraint. When I try to insert data into this table from an > app I'd developing the query fails because the data supposedly > violates the unique constraint on these fields. The fields are first, > middle, and last names. The name I'm trying to insert doesn't exist > in the database, yet I can't put it in. When I try to drop the > constraint, which I can plainly see when I describe the table, > postgres tells me that the constraint doesn't exist. How can I fix > this? Since you haven't shown us exactly what you're seeing, we're just guessing ... but I'm wondering if the constraint has a mixed-case name and you've forgotten to double-quote it. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin