From: | Nathan Boley <npboley(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | PostgreSQL general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Foreign Exclusion Constraints |
Date: | 2013-02-20 22:34:20 |
Message-ID: | CAHetpQQK_EbQ-AbH9SVNaXy4gJyaajQjxfad2x+u5GBMqAzt7Q@mail.gmail.com |
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Hi All,
I have tables:
CREATE TABLE chromosomes (
id varchar(10) PRIMARY KEY,
location int4range
);
CREATE TABLE exons (
chromosome varchar(10) REFERENCES chromosomes(id),
strand varchar(1),
location int4range
);
I'm trying to store exons that must fit within a chromosome, but the
chromosomes all have different lengths, so I want a check constraint
so that location is contained within CHR_RANGE where CHR_RANGE is
taken from the chromosomes table.
ie, it would be something like:
FOREIGN KEY (chromosome) REFERENCES chromosomes(chromosome) USING gist
(during WITH <@ )
Can I add that constraint without a trigger?
The archives seem to say no, but I thought I'd ask...
http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/1288033876.6278.6.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CACECd8i4P4iNqUii4Lqsw0qSthawhh3gE=AtmBDSJN25qrx15g@mail.gmail.com
http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/1678334.8llTyI05Te@hek506
Thanks,
Nathan Boley
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