On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 15:34:14 -0500,
Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net> wrote:
>
> "Whenever an application makes use of OIDs to identify specific rows of
> a table, it is recommended to create a unique constraint on the oid
> column of that table, to ensure that OIDs in the table will indeed
> uniquely identify rows even after counter wraparound."
>
> Am I reading this correctly? If I place a unique constraint on the oid
> column, I will not have to worry about oid wrap around?
No. The unique constraint may result in a transaction failing that
wouldn't otherwise fail and your application needs to be able to handle
this case.