Re: defaults referencing other columns?

From: James Cloos <cloos(at)jhcloos(dot)com>
To: Richard Broersma Jr <rabroersma(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: defaults referencing other columns?
Date: 2006-09-04 03:41:35
Message-ID: m3r6ys8fi1.fsf@lugabout.jhcloos.org
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>>>>> "RB" == Richard Broersma <rabroersma(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:

>> Can a default value reference the value specified for one of the
>> other columns in the insert?

RB> from:
RB> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-createtable.html

RB> The value is any variable-free expression (subqueries and
RB> cross-references to other columns in the current table are not
RB> allowed).

[SIGH] I missed that part when reading thru the docs....

I read thru the whole tutorial section of the pdf, and I use \h
liberally in psql, but I didn't notice that point. ;-(

I'll find a different way to do it.

Thanks.

-JimC
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