Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h0V0vGq05217 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2003 18:57:16 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 209.68.248.164 Received: from newsfeed.cts.com (newsfeed.cts.com [209.68.248.164]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h0V0vGm05212 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2003 18:57:16 -0600 Received: from fatcity.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by newsfeed.cts.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with UUCP id NAA55848; Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:40:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by fatcity.com (26-Feb-2001/v1.0g-b72/bab) via UUCP id 0053F9E3; Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:55:52 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:55:52 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: Jared.Still@radisys.com Sender: root@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: Jared.Still@radisys.com Subject: RE: Restricting the range of values in a field Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 72; ListGuru (c) 1996-2001 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I concur. Then the duhvelopers don't have to bug you when they determine that their 'never changing' list of values was incomplete. Jared "Mercadante, Thomas F" Sent by: root@fatcity.com 01/30/2003 10:45 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L cc: Subject: RE: Restricting the range of values in a field look at foreign key constraints - data in columns allowed only if the value exists in another table. best resolution because you can add values without recompiling any code. -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:01 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Is there any way you can specify that the only permissible values (is it called a domain?) that can be entered in varchar2 field in an Oracle table to, for example, A, B and C? We can restrict what values users can enter at the application level, but it would be nice to be able to also restrict what can be entered at the database level, in case other means of entering data are ever used or if the application layer fails, for whatever reason, to trap an unwanted value. Thanks -- Aidan Whitehall Macromedia ColdFusion Developer Fairbanks Environmental Ltd +44 (0)1695 51775 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Aidan Whitehall INET: AidanWhitehall@Fairbanks.co.uk Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Mercadante, Thomas F INET: NDATFM@labor.state.ny.us Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: Jared.Still@radisys.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).