> I would like to have a table that has a primary key defined on a
> combination of two columns in the table. In other words a unique key
> based upon the values in two columns.
>
> I don't think I am able to do this in mysql. I think you can only have
> a primary key on one column and not on a combination of columns. If I
> am wrong please correct me.
You're wrong :-)
mysql> CREATE TABLE tablename (col_a int not null,
-> b int not null, PRIMARY KEY (a, b));
> I am looking for work arounds.
No need to...
/ Carsten
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