Re: [SQL] changing constraints

2004-03-10 Thread David
Cheers that worked fine, i guess its obvious im new to postgres (SQL in general!), oh well you have to learn somehow Dave > > Try something like (untested): > ALTER TABLE genus ADD CONSTRAINT valid_gender CHECK (gender IN > ('masculine','feminine')); > > > -- > Richard Huxton > Archonet Lt

Re: [SQL] changing constraints

2004-03-10 Thread Richard Huxton
On Wednesday 10 March 2004 12:27, David wrote: > I tried adding a constraint thus: > de4=> ALTER TABLE genus ADD CHECK(gender = 'masculine' || 'feminine'); > But get the msg: > ERROR: AlterTableAddConstraint: rejected due to CHECK constraint $2 > I cant see a $2 constraint so why am i getting the

Re: [SQL] changing constraints

2004-03-10 Thread Achilleus Mantzios
O kyrios David egrapse stis Mar 10, 2004 : > I tried adding a constraint thus: > de4=> ALTER TABLE genus ADD CHECK(gender = 'masculine' || 'feminine'); > But get the msg: > ERROR: AlterTableAddConstraint: rejected due to CHECK constraint $2 Which pgsql version are you using?? In any case what y

[SQL] changing constraints

2004-03-10 Thread David
I tried adding a constraint thus: de4=> ALTER TABLE genus ADD CHECK(gender = 'masculine' || 'feminine'); But get the msg: ERROR: AlterTableAddConstraint: rejected due to CHECK constraint $2 de4=> \d genus Table "public.genus" Column | Type | Modifiers ---