On Wed, 2 May 2001, [iso-8859-1] Mart�n Marqu�s wrote:
> I was reading the manuals on DELETE and I saw this:
>
> By default DELETE will delete tuples in the table specified and all its
> sub-tables. If you wish to only update the specific table mentioned, you
> should use the ONLY clause.
Any table that inherit from this table.
> I just don't understand what sub-tables means. Does it mean that it will
> delete rows on other tables which are referenced with a FOREIGN KEY to the
> row which will be deleted?
Only if you defined the foreign key with ON DELETE CASCADE.