Simon Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If action is NO ACTION or RESTRICT then > we need to SELECT at most 1 row that matches the criteria > which means we can use LIMIT 1
> If action is CASCADE, SET NULL, SET DEFAULT then > we need to UPDATE or DELETE all rows that match the criteria > which means we musnt use LIMIT and need to use FOR UPDATE Huh? UPDATE/DELETE don't use FOR UPDATE. I think you have failed to break down the cases sufficiently. In particular it matters which side of the RI constraint you are working from ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]