Hi : I will create a unique index, and make this fiels not null. Thanks for the reply. Alejandro Michelin Salomon -->-----Mensagem original----- -->De: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] -->Enviada em: quarta-feira, 24 de maio de 2006 16:45 -->Para: Alejandro Michelin Salomon ( Adinet ) -->Cc: Pgsql-General -->Assunto: Re: [GENERAL] PK with an expression in field list --> --> -->"Alejandro Michelin Salomon \( Adinet \)" --><alejmsg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: -->> I need create a PK for a table. -->> This PK has 3 fields. -->> PK is : CONSTRAINT ff_navios PRIMARY KEY ( idempresa, idarmador, -->> UPPER( nome -->> ) ) -->> But seems not work. --> -->You can't define a primary key on an expression. The SQL -->standard says so, and even if we wanted to generalize the -->standard here, we'd have a bit of a problem with how it'd -->show up in the information_schema. --> -->You can, however, create a unique index over those values -->and get pretty much the same effect. --> --> regards, tom lane --> --> -->-- -->No virus found in this incoming message. -->Checked by AVG Free Edition. -->Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/346 - Release -->Date: 23/5/2006 --> --> -->-- -->No virus found in this incoming message. -->Checked by AVG Free Edition. -->Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/346 - Release -->Date: 23/5/2006 --> --> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/346 - Release Date: 23/5/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/346 - Release Date: 23/5/2006