Re: computed field on a table

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: computed field on a table
Date: 2004-01-18 18:56:17
Message-ID: 200401181956.17636.peter_e@gmx.net
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David Garamond wrote:
> This is a feature of Interbase/Firebird. Is this planned for future
> version of Postgres (I can always use a view for this though).

Use a trigger to keep a materialized version of the computed field up to
date, or use a view to compute the field dynamically. No other
mechanisms are planned.

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