Converting IBM DB2 TRIGGERs to PostgreSQL

From: Alan Searles <alien(at)attglobal(dot)net>
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Converting IBM DB2 TRIGGERs to PostgreSQL
Date: 2003-06-11 01:03:16
Message-ID: 1055293396.1087.34.camel@aurora
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I am relatively new to PostgreSQL, and I am currently trying to convert
a JAVA application that currently runs under IBM's DB2.

Part of my challenge is to somehow convert the following (sample)
TRIGGER statements that work just fine under DB2.

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CREATE TRIGGER ALIEN.COUNTRY_INS
AFTER INSERT ON ALIEN.COUNTRY
REFERENCING NEW AS X
FOR EACH ROW MODE DB2SQL
BEGIN ATOMIC
INSERT INTO ALIEN.COUNTRY_LOG
VALUES (X.COUNTRYID, X.FULLNAME, X.CODE,
X.UNDEFINED, X.MARKFORDELETE, X.USERID,
CURRENT TIMESTAMP, CURRENT TIMESTAMP, 'INS');
END

CREATE TRIGGER ALIEN.COUNTRY_UPD
AFTER UPDATE ON ALIEN.COUNTRY
REFERENCING NEW AS X
FOR EACH ROW MODE DB2SQL
BEGIN ATOMIC
INSERT INTO ALIEN.COUNTRY_LOG
VALUES (X.COUNTRYID, X.FULLNAME, X.CODE,
X.UNDEFINED, X.MARKFORDELETE, X.USERID,
CREATED, CURRENT TIMESTAMP, 'UPD');
END

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Can this be done with PostgreSQL ? I am concerned more with the "BEGIN
ATOMIC" sections.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

/Alan

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