Re: database/schema level triggers?

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On Mar 8, 2006, at 23:53 , Tomi NA wrote:

> On 3/8/06, Michael Glaesemann <grzm(at)myrealbox(dot)com> wrote:
> On Mar 8, 2006, at 22:11 , Tomi NA wrote:
>
> > Does anything like that exist in postgresql?
> > It'd rid me of a whole lot of work if it did...and I'd still have
> > plenty more to keep me busy. :)
>
> What do you mean by database/schema level triggers? Could you give an
> example of what you're trying to do? Perhaps someone on the list has
> experience doing something similar.
>
> Well, it seemed natural to me that I should be able to *not*
> specify a target table for a trigger and so make a trigger fire on
> any event in a wider context.
> I've seen oracle users have at their disposal something along the
> lines of:
> CREATE TRIGGER my_trigger AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE OR DELETE ON
> DATABASE EXECUTE something()
> A similar construct on the schema level might be useful, as well.
>
> That's what I was interested in, but now I've gone and done most of
> the boring, repetitive work anyway so it's now of academic or
> possible future interest to me, instead of immediate interest. I'm
> still eager to know, though. :)
>
> Regards,
> Tomislav

Michael Glaesemann
grzm myrealbox com