Re: Trigger on select :-(

Are you able to set up a SELECT query to get the result you want? If
you are, it's as simple as putting "CREATE VIEW viewname AS ", followed
by your query.

Garrett Murphy

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[mailto:pgsql-sql-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ray Madigan
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:11 PM
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [SQL] Trigger on select :-(

What I want is to have a trigger on select, but since I have searched
the archives I know that is not possible. I also read that view rules
is the technology is whats available. Having never used views before I
can't seem to get my mind to figure out what I need to do to solve my
problem.

I have a table that defines a key that I will use in another table in a
list of items defined in the previous table.

The tables are

CREATE TABLE Foo ( INTEGER key not null primary key,
... characteristics for the Foo item
);

CREATE TABLE Catalog ( INTEGER FooKey FOREIGN KEY,
... other catalog data );

The catalog will have rows that reference the elements in the Foo table.

I also have another table that references the Foo table

CREATE TABLE ToDo ( INTEGER FooKey FOREIGN KEY,
... other ToDo information.

What I want to do is when I do a SELECT on the Catalog and deliver the
result to the user, I want to check to see if the FooKey is in the users
ToDo table and set the value of a column isToDo to true or false
depending on if the FooKey exists in the ToDo table for the user. If I
were building a table I would use a trigger and select on the row in the
ToDo table.

Please, all I want is an idea where to start, what I should read and I
will figure out how to do it.

Thanks in advance. << File: ATT4311246.txt >>