Re: SQL *Plus 8.0 - deleting foreign key

From: Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 06:05:08 -0500
Message-ID: <mh017ssju1b1l8ojlpdvjo1ljbhds9oog5@4ax.com>

A copy of this was sent to gekko_at_newsguy.com (if that email address didn't require changing) On Mon, 03 Jan 2000 02:55:36 GMT, you wrote:

>I am trying make sure that upon deletion, the datatype is set to null.
>What is the proper syntax in SQL*Plus 8.0 for this?
>Here is what I tried:
>
>13 FOREIGN KEY (REP)
>14 REFERENCES SALESREPS
>15 ON DELETE SET NULL
>
>I got this:
>ERROR at line 15:
>ORA-03001: unimplemented feature
>
>Thanks,
>bobdobbs
>
>
>

On delete set null is a new feature of Oracle8i, release 8.1 and is not available in prior releases.

Prior to that, you would have to do the set null programatically.

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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Mon Jan 03 2000 - 05:05:08 CST