Re: Trigger AFTER UPDATE OR INSERT

On Oct 19, 11:05 pm, scott(dot)marl(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)gmail(dot)com ("Scott Marlowe") wrote:
> On 10/19/07, yogesh <yogesh(dot)arora(dot)daffo(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > Hello frnds,
> > I have a trigger on a table with After UPDATE OR INSERT ..that insert
> > a record in an another table..........If the Trigger Fire Correctly
> > the row is inserted or updated in the database as the case is. But if
> > it is not fire correctly then the table is also not updated on which
> > the trigger is..............
>
> > Is it the right .................? if yes......How to insert the
> > record in the table if the trigger is failed.
>
> Yes, it's right. Triggers are part of a transaction (or run their
> own) so if the trigger fails, so does the transaction.
>
> If you really need to have something insert rather or not the
> transaction succeeds, you can either use savepoints so that you can
> roll back to before the error then insert the row anyway, or use
> dblink to connect to the db through another backend and commit your
> data that way.
>
> You might want to give more info on exactly what you're trying to do
> so the folks on the list can make better informed recommendations.
>
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Hello Scott,
Thanks to you....
you got the right point point what i want to know.......

are you saying about programming or any other way to done
it........to insert a row even if the Trigger fails or succeeds

Regards,
Yogesh Arora