----- "SHARMILA JOTHIRAJAH" <sharmi_jo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > In Oracle I can use the NOVALIDATE for constraints... like this > ALTER TABLE employee ADD > CONSTRAINT emp_ck > CHECK (married IN ('Y','N')) NO VALIDATE; > > When the table is already populated this will be faster. Can you do > the same in Postgresql? > Thanks > Sharmila >From the Oracle manual: ENABLE NOVALIDATE means the constraint is checked for new or modified rows, but existing data may violate the constraint. So you are looking for an incomplete constraint? Adrian Klaver aklaver@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -- > 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