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Unique constraints [message #251420] Fri, 13 July 2007 09:21 Go to next message
swapnajojo
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Is it possible to deine unique key on two columns in a table


For eg:

SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf

1 create table inter_un00(checkno number(2) constraint un_con1 unique,NEWCOL VARCHAR2(40) CONSTRAINT UN_CONS00
2* UNIQUE ,NAME VARCHAR2(78))
SQL> /


SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
Table created.


Is this correct .

I have read in oracle Documention the following


"Restrictions on Unique Constraints
A table or view can have only one unique key."
Re: Unique constraints [message #251425 is a reply to message #251420] Fri, 13 July 2007 09:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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A table can have only one PRIMARY KEY but many UNIQUE keys.

What is the documentation where you found this?

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Re: Unique constraints [message #251426 is a reply to message #251420] Fri, 13 July 2007 09:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What is your Oracle database version (i.e. the one you used to run the script) and which Oracle version covers your documentation (i.e. the book that contains that statement)?
Re: Unique constraints [message #251434 is a reply to message #251426] Fri, 13 July 2007 10:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Oracle9i SQL Reference, Release 2 (9.2) - DOCUMENTATION VERSION

I Have run the script in Personal Oracle9i Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
Re: Unique constraints [message #251439 is a reply to message #251434] Fri, 13 July 2007 11:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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More precisely, chapter, section, page... all that allow us to go to the sentence.
For instance go to http://tahiti.oracle.com find the book, the sentence and post the link.

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Re: Unique constraints [message #251449 is a reply to message #251420] Fri, 13 July 2007 11:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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swapnajojo wrote on Fri, 13 July 2007 10:21



"Restrictions on Unique Constraints
A table or view can have only one unique key."




I remember seeing this some time ago in the past. It is definitely a mistake in the documentation (but I do remember seeing it in the official Oracle documentation). I would hope they have fixed it in the 10g documentation.
Re: Unique constraints [message #251465 is a reply to message #251449] Fri, 13 July 2007 13:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Right; here it is (official 9iR2 documentation, SQL Reference book).
Re: Unique constraints [message #251467 is a reply to message #251465] Fri, 13 July 2007 13:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hopefully this no more exists in 10g(R2).

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Re: Unique constraints [message #251469 is a reply to message #251467] Fri, 13 July 2007 13:21 Go to previous message
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No, it doesn't.
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