[OPENJPA-642] Sybase create foreign key on delete set null failed with syntax error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0
• Assignee: Michael Dick
• Reporter: Fay Wang
• Created: 24/Jun/08 16:43
• Updated: 09/Mar/10 18:32
• Resolved: 25/Jun/08 15:47

Description

The following alter table statement is rejected:

ALTER TABLE dbo.JPADeptBean
ADD CONSTRAINT FK_EmpBean_mgr FOREIGN KEY (MGR_EMPID) REFERENCES dbo.JPAEmpBean (empid) ON DELETE SET NULL

with com.sybase.jdbc3.jdbc.SybSQLException: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'ON'.

According to Sybase IQ 12.7, Sybase only supports foreign key on delete/update restrict.

http://infocenter.sybase.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.sybase.dc38151_1270/html/iqref/BABCGFHG.htm