Jim,
Monday, August 19, 2002, 3:19:36 PM, you wrote:
JB> Following are two CREATE TABLE statements. The second one fails because of
JB> an error in the last line.
JB> Does anyone know why?
JB> STATEMENT #2
JB> CREATE TABLE IID_InventoryItemDesc(
JB> IID_ItemDescCD VARCHAR(1) NOT NULL,
JB> IID_ItemDesc VARCHAR(24),
JB> IID_RecordCreatedBY VARCHAR(24),
JB> IID_RecordCreatedDT DATETIME,
JB> IID_LastEditBY VARCHAR(24),
JB> IID_LastEditDT DATETIME,
JB> PRIMARY KEY(IID_ItemDescCD),
JB> KEY (IID_ItemDesc),
JB> CONSTRAINT IIM_TO_IID FOREIGN KEY IIM_InventoryItemMaster
JB> (IIM_ItemDescCD)
JB> REFERENCES IIM_InventoryItemDesc(
JB> Primary key) MATCH FULL);
1. You use wrong syntax for foreign key. Please, check the manual for the
right syntax:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/SEC447.html
2. There is no field called 'Primary key' in the table
IIM_InventoryItemDesc.
3. If you want to use foreign key your both tables must be InnoDB.
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