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I had 'SQL the complete reference' authored by James R. Groff. I can not
believe it I can not find email or home page for this book or authors. Now I
have a question about how to create tables referenced each other. I have a
sql from the book. It doesn't work on Oracle. I cite it as following:
CREATE TABLE CUSTOMERS
 (CUST_NUM  INTEGER NOT NULL,
  COMPANY  VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
         CUST_REP  INTEGER,
  CREDIT_LIMIT NUMERIC(16,6),
  PRIMARY KEY (CUST_NUM),
  FOREIGN KEY HASREP (CUST_REP)
  REFERENCES SALESREPS
  ON DELETE SET NULL),
CREATE TABLE OFFICES
       (OFFICE INTEGER NOT NULL,
 CITY  VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
 REGION  VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
 MGR  INTEGER,
 TARGET  NUMERIC(16,6),
 SALES  NUMERIC(16,6) NOT NULL,
 PRIMARY KEY (OFFICE),
 FOREIGN KEY  HASMGR (MGR)
 REFERENCES SALESREPS
 ON DELETE SET NULL),
CREATE TABLE SALESREPS
       (EMPL_NUM INTEGER NOT NULL,
 NAME  VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
 AGE  INTEGER,
 REP_OFFICE INTEGER,
 TITLE  VARCHAR(10),
 HIRE_DATE DATE NOT NULL,
 MANAGER  INTEGER,
 QUOTA  NUMERIC(16,6),
 SALES  NUMERIC(16,6) NOT NULL,
 PRIMARY KEY (EMPL_NUM),
 FOREIGN KEY (MANAGER)
 REFERENCES SALESREPS
 ON DELETE SET NULL,
 FOREIGN KEY WORKSIN (REP_OFFICE)
 REFERENCES OFFICES
 ON DELETE  SET NULL),
CREATE TABLE ORDERS
       (ORDER_NUM INTEGER NOT NULL,
 ORDER_DATE DATE NOT NULL,
 CUST  INTEGER NOT NULL,
 REP  INTEGER,
 MFR  CHAR(3) NOT NULL,
 PRODUCT  CHAR(5) NOT NULL,
 QTY  INTEGER NOT NULL,
 AMOUNT  NUMERIC(16,6) NOT NULL,
 PRIMARY KEY (ORDER_NUM),
 FOREIGN KEY PLACEDBY (CUST)
 REFERENCES CUSTOMERS
 ON DELETE CASCADE,
 FOREIGN KEY TAKENBY (REP)
 REFERENCES  SALESREPS
 ON DELETE SET NULL,
 FOREIGN KEY ISFOR (MFR, PRODUCT)
 REFERENCES  PRODUCTS
 ON DELETE RESTRICT),
CREATE TABLE PRODUCTS
       (MFR_ID   CHAR(3) NOT NULL,
 PRODUCT_ID CHAR(5) NOT NULL,
 DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
 PRICE  NUMERIC(16,6) NOT NULL,
 QTY_ON_HAND INTEGER NOT NULL,
 PRIMARY KEY (MFR_ID, PRODUCT_ID))
Please help me.
Jim Received on Wed Jul 02 2003 - 10:26:34 CDT
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