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I am using MYSQL 4. I understand that it allows for
foreign keys. Could someone show me an example of how
to declare a foriegn key. I tried a combination of
statements but I always got a syntax error.

Here is what I am trying for example ...

Create table x (
ID INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
whatever int

)Type=Innodb;
Create table y (
IDTr INT NOT NULL,
constraint FOREIGN KEY IDTr REFERENCES x(ID)
)Type=Innodb;

How would I create a foreign key linking IDTr to
x(ID)?

Cheers.

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