Hi I think for overlaping exclusion constraint you need period extension or range datatype in 9.2 Kind Regards, Misa Sent from my Windows Phone From: bradford Sent: 01/05/2012 19:16 To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: How do I setup this Exclusion Constraint? I would like to prevent overlapping dates ranges for col1 + col2 from being inserted into my test table. Existing Data: 1, FOO, 2012-04-04, 2012-04-06 Insert Attempts: 1, FOO, 2012-04-05, 2012-04-08 <-- BAD, overlaps w/ above! 1, BAR, 2012-04-04, 2012-04-06 <-- OK, no conflict! 2, FOO, 2012-04-04, 2012-04-06 <-- OK, no conflict! Here's the table: CREATE TABLE test ( id INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('test_id_seq'), col1 INTEGER, col2 VARCHAR(10), from_ts TIMESTAMPTZ, to_ts TIMESTAMPTZ, CHECK ( from_ts < to_ts ) ); I'm trying to used what I learned in http://www.depesz.com/2010/01/03/waiting-for-8-5-exclusion-constraints/, but I cannot figure out how to apply this exclusion constraint to col1 (integer) + col2 (varchar). Also, I'm very new to postgresql, so if you could explain it, that'd be great too. And must I compile postgresql from source to gain the ability to use this type of exclusion constraint? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general