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reference constraint

  • September 25, 2009 at 11:29 am

    #214858

    Hi.

    I´m triying to delete data from a table i get a conflict with reference constraint.

    How can i delete data from table 'A' and any other table that share the data ??

    thanks.

  • September 25, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    #1058616

    Usually, delete the data in the referring tables first. Alternatively you could set up your foreign key constraints with cascading deletes. This is considered a dangerous approach, so it's not recommended.

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  • September 25, 2009 at 4:21 pm

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    Grant Fritchey (9/25/2009)

    Usually, delete the data in the referring tables first. Alternatively you could set up your foreign key constraints with cascading deletes. This is considered a dangerous approach, so it's not recommended.

    thanks!

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