RE: plpgsql error: cache lookup from pg_proc failed

Setting NEW in an AFTER update or insert trigger is not wise. Try using a before update trigger instead.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Shraibman [SMTP:jks(at)selectacast(dot)net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 6:35 PM
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: plpgsql error: cache lookup from pg_proc failed

playpen=# create table aa(
playpen(# a int,
playpen(# b int,
playpen(# t timestamp
playpen(# );
CREATE
playpen=#
playpen=#
playpen=# CREATE FUNCTION touch () RETURNS OPAQUE AS '
playpen'# BEGIN
playpen'# new.t := current_timestamp;
playpen'# RETURN new;
playpen'# END;
playpen'# ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
CREATE
playpen=#
playpen=#
playpen=# CREATE TRIGGER lastmod_1 AFTER update or insert ON aa FOR EACH
ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE touch();
CREATE
playpen=# insert into aa (a, b) values (1,2);
ERROR: plpgsql: cache lookup from pg_proc failed

What does this error message mean?

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