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Re: B-tree + sorting + unique constraint

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On Wed, 2010-12-29 at 16:39 -0800, bricklen wrote:
> -- works:
> create unique index t_uidx on t (x desc nulls last,y desc nulls last, z asc);
> drop index t_uidx;

...

> -- creating the unique constraint with sorting fails:
> alter table t add constraint t_xyz_uc unique (x desc nulls last,y desc
> nulls last, z asc);
> 
> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "desc"
> LINE 1: alter table t add constraint t_uidx unique (x desc nulls las...

A UNIQUE constraint in a table definition only allows simple column
references. To get more advanced, you need to use the CREATE UNIQUE
INDEX syntax you showed above.

Regards,
	Jeff Davis


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