Re: inheritance and foreign keys

"Thomas F. O'Connell" wrote:
  >test_db=# create table foo( id int2 primary key );
  >NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE/PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index 'foo_pkey'
  >for table 'foo'
  >CREATE
  >test_db=# create table sub_foo() inherits( foo );
  >CREATE
  >test_db=# create table bar( sub_foo_id int2 references sub_foo( id ) );
  >NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE will create implicit trigger(s) for FOREIGN KEY
  >check(s)
  >ERROR:  UNIQUE constraint matching given keys for referenced table
  >"sub_foo" not found
  >
  >why do i get the ERROR at the end of that sequence of commands? i don't
  >understand why there would be a failed UNIQUE constraint matching or
  >even where that is actually occurring. if i add UNIQUE to bar above, i
  >get the same error.
  >
  >is it not possible to reference the keys of a sub-classed table directly
  >from a foreign table?

Your problem is that the primary key constraint has not been inherited,
so sub_foo does not have a primary key.

You need to do:

create table foo (id int2 primary key);
create table sub_foo (primary key (id)) inherits(foo);


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