Re: Trigger on Update

From: mark reid <pgsql(at)markreid(dot)org>
To: sunithab(at)travelpost(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Trigger on Update
Date: 2005-07-15 18:16:42
Message-ID: 42D7FD8A.7060809@markreid.org
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Hi,

Change it to a "BEFORE UPDATE" trigger, and set NEW.updated_date := now();

Otherwise each update produces another update produces another update....

-Mark.

sunithab(at)travelpost(dot)com wrote:

> Can anybody help me creating a trigger on update trigger with update
> statement as below.
>
> This trigger fires after update on a table called note to update the
> updated_date field.
>
> But when the table is updated the trigger is firing recursively.
>
> Anybody know what is the syntax I have to use in update statement.
>
>
>
> CREATE TRIGGER "trg_update_note_updated_date" AFTER UPDATE
> ON "property"."note" FOR EACH ROW
> EXECUTE PROCEDURE "property"."update_note_updated_date_trg"();
>
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "property"."update_note_updated_date_trg"
> () RETURNS trigger AS
> $body$
> begin
> /* New function body */
> UPDATE property.note SET updated_date=CURRENT_DATE
> WHERE note_id = NEW. note_id;
> return null;
> end;
> $body$
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE CALLED ON NULL INPUT SECURITY INVOKER;

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