Re: Syntax for foreign key

From: Gary Chambers <gc22_at_lucent.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:53:50 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00573AAF.20030326125350@fatcity.com>

Dennis...

> I'm trying to add a foreign key constraint to a table, and specify the
> tablespace and pctfree. Here is the syntax I'm using:
>
> alter table jobproductoutrigger add (
> constraint fk_jobprodu_currjobfa_currjobf foreign key (
> jobnbr, sourcefiscalyear )
> references currjobfact (jobnbr, sourcefiscalyear)
> using index tablespace index73
> pctfree 5)
> /

Check the length of the constraint name. I don't know what the limitation is (I haven't looked), but I recall having a similar problem, so I just shortened the name.

Gary Chambers

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