On Wednesday 28 April 2004 13:37, Tom Lane wrote: > > I believe this is meant to be covered by this TODO item: > > * Allow DEFERRABLE UNIQUE constraints > > because the real issue is that the uniqueness check occurs immediately > rather than being deferred till end of statement or transaction. > > Dunno when it will rise to the top of anyone's priority list... > > regards, tom lane Thanks for everyones responses. I guess for now I will just need to find a way around it. Looking forward to deferrable unique contraints though! Ben ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match