On 5 Mar 2003, at 19:39, Daevid Vincent wrote: > Right, but sometimes it isn't, or you already used up that 'first' > spot for a different foreign key reference in another table.
I think you're misunderstanding something. In the subject line you talk about the first index, and talking about using up the first spot seems to go with that misconception. The documentation you quote says nothing about such a restriction, however. It only says the key must be the first *column* in *an* index, which makes sense (otherwise the index wouldn't be useful for that key alone). [Filter fodder: SQL] -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tobacco Documents Online http://tobaccodocuments.org Phone 202-667-6653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
