Re: Dyamic updates of NEW with pl/pgsql

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:18:32PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > ... It just doesn't seem right that you should have to write N
> > trigger functions over N tables to a highly related operations.
> > pl/perl is a huge dependency to bring in just to able to do things
> > this. I understand hacking things through the text route is
> > possibly not a direction should be encouraged...but is there an
> > alternative? Is it theoretically possible to write functions that
> > can switch out types based on context while still having static
> > plans?
>
> [ after a little bit of reflection ]
>
> ISTM that in most cases where this is a serious issue, the trigger
> functions are doing the *same* thing to different tables.

Yes. Well, at least the same base type. I don't suppose now is a
great time to get into the second class status of domains. :P

Cheers,
David.
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