From 022da0ed7af50d532f41da0716d5a4053ddf3ca6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:50:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] SERIAL no longer creates an index by default, as of 7.3. --- doc/FAQ | 7 +++---- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 5 ++--- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 6dcad1c006..e532946aa8 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sat Nov 15 23:41:03 EST 2003 + Last updated: Wed Nov 19 11:50:04 EST 2003 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) 4.15.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field? - PostgreSQL supports a SERIAL data type. It auto-creates a sequence and - index on the column. For example, this: + PostgreSQL supports a SERIAL data type. It auto-creates a sequence. + For example, this: CREATE TABLE person ( id SERIAL, name TEXT @@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) id INT4 NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('person_id_seq'), name TEXT ); - CREATE UNIQUE INDEX person_id_key ON person ( id ); See the create_sequence manual page for more information about sequences. You can also use each row's OID field as a unique value. diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 52b11dd0eb..52a1646490 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

-

Last updated: Sat Nov 15 23:41:03 EST 2003

+

Last updated: Wed Nov 19 11:50:04 EST 2003

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) serial/auto-incrementing field?

PostgreSQL supports a SERIAL data type. It - auto-creates a sequence and index on the column. For example, + auto-creates a sequence. For example, this:

     CREATE TABLE person ( 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
         id   INT4 NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('person_id_seq'),
         name TEXT 
     );
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX person_id_key ON person ( id );
 
See the create_sequence manual page for more information