Re: After Trigger assignment to NEW

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Achilleus Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: After Trigger assignment to NEW
Date: 2006-02-24 17:16:52
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Achilleus Mantzios <achill(at)matrix(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com> writes:
> > Is there a reason that the NEW values should remain unchanged in AFTER
> > row triggers?
>
> By definition, an AFTER trigger is too late to change what was stored.
> Use a BEFORE trigger.

But a BEFORE trigger would alter the stored tuple, which is not what
Achilleus wants AFAIU.

I think the desired effect can be had by having DBMirror check the
source relation of the inserted tuple (There is a hidden attributa
called tableoid IIRC that can be used for that, I think).

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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.

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