Re: Is a primary key made of a couple columns so much better than a unique() constraint ?

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: David Pradier <david(dot)pradier(at)clarisys(dot)fr>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Is a primary key made of a couple columns so much better than a unique() constraint ?
Date: 2005-10-10 15:02:07
Message-ID: 20051010150206.GB29638@svana.org
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On Mon, Oct 10, 2005 at 04:44:54PM +0200, David Pradier wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> i'd like to know if it is better to use a primary key made of a couple
> columns, than to use a constraint UNIQUE() on this couple columns,
> regarding the sake of postgresql.

In PostgreSQL, both primary keys and UNIQUE constraints are implemented
via UNIQUE indexes, ergo there is no difference...

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
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> else to do the other 95% so you can sue them.

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