A Guide to SQL
A Guide to SQL
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ISBN: 9781111527273
Author: Philip J. Pratt
Publisher: Course Technology Ptr
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Chapter 7, Problem 22RQ

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Referential integrity:

  • Referential integrity is the rule that if a table “R” contains a foreign key that equals the table “Q” primary key, then the value of this foreign key must either equivalent value of the primary key for some row in the table “Q” or be null.

Example:

The example for the referential integrity constraints is given below:

STUDENT table:

STUDENT_IDSTUDENT_NAMEDEPARTMENT
304JohnComputer Science
608RoseEarth Science

BOOKS table:

BOOK_IDBOOK_NAMESTUDENT_ID
CS123SQL Database304
CS576C++ Programming304
CS876Java Programming302
ES103Earth Science Basics608

Explanation:

From the above two tables,

  • The primary key of “STUDENT” table is “STUDENT_ID”.
  • The primary key of “BOOKS” table is “BOOK_ID” and the foreign key of “BOOKS” table is “STUDENT_ID”...

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Chapter 7 Solutions

A Guide to SQL

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