Klint Gore wrote:
>On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:14:16 -0500, Rob Brenart <postgresql@oculardata.com> wrote:
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>>I have a simple table to store account names... I want each name to be
>>unique in a case insensitive manner... but I want the case the user
>>enters to be remembered so I can't do a simple lower() on the data's way in.
>>
>>Is there an easy way to go about this? Am I about to write my first
>>server side function for postgresql?
>>
>>
>
>how about
> create unique index tbl_iname_idx on tbl (lower(name_field))
>
>klint.
>
>
Not suprising when you get the same advice from a handful of people, but
this is exactly what I needed, thanks all.