Re: Update rule on a view - what am I doing wrong

Hi Jasen.

Thank you for your response (also thank you to Tom).

I have now tried your suggestion, but I'm not sure how you have implemented the plpgsql function. When I create the function: CREATE update_rule_func( old record, new record ) AS ... I am told, that I cannot use record for the parameter type. Could you please expand a little on your example ?

Leif

----- "Jasen Betts" <jasen(at)xnet(dot)co(dot)nz> wrote:

> On 2013-01-18, Leif Jensen <leif(at)crysberg(dot)dk> wrote:
>
> > I have been fighting a problem with an update rule on a view. I
> > have a view that combines two tables where the 'sub' table (scont)
> can
> > have several rows per row in the 'top' table (icont). The view
> > combines these to show only one record per row in the top table. To
> be
> > able to update on this view I have created a rule 'on update'. The
> > rule needs to have both UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT commands. Is
> this
> > not possible or am I doing something else wrong ?
>
> when I hit that issue in 8.4 i used a plpgsql function
>
> ... do instead select update_rule_func(old,new);
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