Constraints/Triggers information?

From: Tim Ellis <Tim(dot)Ellis(at)gamet(dot)com>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Constraints/Triggers information?
Date: 2002-06-27 23:13:32
Message-ID: 20020627161332.765f5c04.Tim.Ellis@gamet.com
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I've got a snipped script like thus:

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alter table license drop constraint fk_lic_lc restrict ;
drop table license ;
create table license (
id numeric(18),
. . .
) ;
alter table license add constraint fk_lic_lc
foreign key (license_code_id) references license_code (id) ;
---------------------------------------------------

Where the final statement had previously run successfully:

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psql:file.sql:284: NOTICE:
ALTER TABLE will create implicit trigger(s) for FOREIGN KEY check(s)
---------------------------------------------------

The initial statement (alter table drop constraint) always fails with

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psql:file.sql:22: ERROR: ALTER TABLE / DROP CONSTRAINT:
fk_lic_lc does not exist
---------------------------------------------------

I can find nothing in psql's "\?" that talks about either triggers or
referential integrity constraints. Doing a "\d license" shows me several
RI entries like thus:

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Triggers: RI_ConstraintTrigger_5602314,
RI_ConstraintTrigger_5602320,
RI_ConstraintTrigger_5602326
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But I can't get any information on the RI_ entries. What's wrong with me?
Do I need to RTFM? If so, which FM do I need to R?

--
Tim Ellis
DBA, Gamet

ps -- doing drop constraint with cascade keyword gives me:
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psql:file.sql:22: ERROR: ALTER TABLE / DROP CONSTRAINT
does not support the CASCADE keyword
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