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Tony Rogerson wrote:
> > No. But better SQL products construct a "PK=FK" index under the
> > covers for you.
>
> Do you have a list of those?
MySQL for one.
> Is it configurable? I'm not sure I want my rdbms generating a 5GB index on my foreign key when I
> might not require it.
The indexes are usually created to aid in the Cascading or Restricting of deletes and updates.
Regards,
Murdoc
--Received on Tue Jan 31 2006 - 14:20:44 CST
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