updating a row referenced by a foreign key

From: "Michael P(dot) Soulier" <michael_soulier(at)mitel(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: updating a row referenced by a foreign key
Date: 2008-05-18 14:41:24
Message-ID: 48304014.4010004@mitel.com
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Hi,

I have to update a row of data that is referenced via a foreign key
constraint from another table.

I cannot change the id of the referenced record because it is referenced
as a foreign key from another table.

Is there a simple way to update the row, and cascade the change to any
and all rows referencing this row as a foreign key? I searched on
cascade in the postgres docs and while I found references to deletion, I
didn't find one for updates.

Thanks,
Mike
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