Michael, Ralph, etc.:
> Rules are macros, so when you refer to NEW.storage_id in the rule
> then the default expression "nextval('tmp_storage_id_seq')" is
> evaluated again. If you don't want that to happen then use a
> trigger.
>
> This comes up often -- maybe somebody could add it to the FAQ.
The reason it comes up often is that the "log" example is in our docs. Since
it doesn't work as expected, I think we need to patch the docs.
Hmmmm ... would it be possible for the rule to call currval() instead of
NEW.id?
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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco