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Re: Key constraint on optional attribute

• To: Paul Popiel <PaulP@a...>
• Subject: Re: Key constraint on optional attribute
• From: ht@i... (Henry S. Thompson)
• Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:10:37 +0000
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <B9F4AED7AF54D511BDA600306E07B460017806D3@EXCHANGEPER> (PaulPopiel's message of "Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:19:39 +0800")
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Paul Popiel writes:

> is there anyway of placing a key constraint on an optional attribute?

That's what 'unique' constraints are for -- not required to be
present, but required to be unique _when_ present.

If that's not what you meant, more details of your document type and
requirements are needed. . .

ht
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