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"Andrus Moor" <kobruleht2@xxxxxx> writes:
> 8.x Db contains tables
> create table ametikoh ( ametikoht numeric(7)  NOT NULL DEFAULT 
> nextval('firma1.ametikoh_ametikoht_seq'::regclass) primary key );
> create table iandmed ( ametikoht numeric(7) references ametikoh);

> I created conversion script which normalizes column types:

> alter table ametikoh alter column ametikoht type integer;
> alter table iandmed alter column ametikoht type integer;

> Running this script causes error:

> ERROR:  foreign key constraint "iandmed_ametikoht_fkey" cannot be 
> implemented
> DETAIL:  Key columns "ametikoht" and "ametikoht" are of incompatible types: 
> numeric and integer.

> How to create script which performs this change and works in  8.0+ ?

Drop the FK constraint and then add it back afterwards.

			regards, tom lane

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