Re: simple trigger question ...

From: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: simple trigger question ...
Date: 2003-04-03 04:31:20
Message-ID: 20030403002922.Y71125@hub.org
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Okay, so I do have to create the FUNCTION first, I can't do it without?
Can a TRIGGER pass an arg to the FUNCTION?

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Tom Lane wrote:

> "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> writes:
> >> Er ... you just want to bump the sequence and throw away the actual
> >> value? You don't want to store the value somewhere?
>
> > Correct
>
> Then you need something like (untested)
>
> CREATE FUNCTION mytrig() RETURNS TRIGGER AS '
> begin
> perform nextval(''seq'');
> return new;
> end' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
>
> regards, tom lane
>

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