Erwin Moller <erwinmoller(at)xs4all(dot)nl> writes:
> Then:
> delete from tblissue where issueid=1;
> DELETE 1
> Postgresql now deletes all rows that had a 1 for parentissueid. (5 in my
> testcase).
> That was correct, and as I intended, but why does Postgres answer
> "DELETE 1" instead of DELETE 6?
It's reporting the number of rows deleted from tblissue. Cascade
effects are not relevant.
regards, tom lane