Re: [GENERAL] please help me recover from duplicate key in unique index

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jim Mercer <jim(at)reptiles(dot)org>
Cc: Charles Martin <martin_pgsql(at)yahoo(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] please help me recover from duplicate key in unique index
Date: 2000-01-05 00:22:40
Message-ID: 200001050022.TAA01087@candle.pha.pa.us
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> On Tue, Jan 04, 2000 at 06:47:39PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Try:
> >
> > SELECT oid, *
> > FROM table
> > GROUP BY oid
> > HAVING count(*) > 1
> >
> > that should show your duplicates, and you can remove them using
> > table.oid = _bad_number_.
>
> ah, i thought each row had a unique oid, and thus, that query wouldn't show the
> duplicate content.
>

Oh, I thought they were using oid's for keys. I see now. Yes, you are
correct.

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