On Nov 22, 11:44 am, eugenio <[email protected]> wrote: > i noticed that rails create signed int(11) for id fields (i'm using > mysql, i don't know if it acts like this with different databases). > i think that unsigned is better for primary keys (and foreign keys). > Is there an easy way to indicate that in a migration?
There's not a way to do so, as far as I know. Somewhat offtopic, why do you believe that unsigned is preferable? Yes, it has twice as much range, but if your DB has 2 billion objects in it and needs more - you've likely got other problems... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=.
