Re: Foreign keys and indexes

From: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
To: Marc Compte <mcompte(at)sigte(dot)udg(dot)es>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Foreign keys and indexes
Date: 2007-06-05 15:10:10
Message-ID: 46657CD2.6040101@g2switchworks.com
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Marc Compte wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the prompt reply :)
>
> Good thing about answers is when they raise up new questiosn, so you
> can keep on learning all the time.
>
> This one answer, for instance, brings me another question. Does having
> a composite primary mean the system will create an individual index on
> each of the fields? or is the index created on the composition only?
>
> For instance, in the implementation of a N:M relationship, declaring
> the primary as (foreign1, foreign2) will create two indexes? or just one?

Just one (and please don't top post. :) )

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