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Re: Unique constraint and NULL values

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:45:51 -0700
Message-ID: <1098427498.727456@yasure>


David Portas wrote:
> There is no documented method of making unique constraints ANSI-compliant in
> MS SQL Server 7.0 or 2000. There are some workarounds but no supported
> configuration parameter for changing the unique constraint behaviour.
>
> I would be very surprised if there is such an undocumented feature but if
> you know differently can you post an example or a reference?

I'm not a SQL Server expert but Tom Kyte makes reference to it in Expert One-on-one Oracle. I've loaned my copy of the book to another instructor until he gets his own so I can't quote the page and paragraph.

If Kyte says it is there ... I'm inclined toward believing that it is, indeed, there.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with 'u' to respond)
Received on Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:45:51 CDT

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