Re: Set flag column on update if other columns change?

From: Andreas Kretschmer <andreas(at)a-kretschmer(dot)de>
To: Postgres-SQL <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Steve Wampler <swampler(at)noao(dot)edu>
Subject: Re: Set flag column on update if other columns change?
Date: 2014-05-27 16:21:57
Message-ID: 1124372711.31798.1401207718005.open-xchange@oxweb02.ims-firmen.de
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> Steve Wampler <swampler(at)noao(dot)edu> hat am 27. Mai 2014 um 18:00 geschrieben:
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> I've got a table where updates that actually change things need to
> record in the row that the row has been modified.  I'm assuming that a
> trigger function (OK to be plpgsql, performance isn't much of
> an issue) is the best way to do this, but haven't done much
> with trigger functions.  Can someone give me some pointers
> on how this might be accomplished?  I have to check for
> changes in a subset of the columns (e.g. ignore timestamps, etc.).

Trigger BEFORE, compare NEW. with OLD.. Easy.

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