Trigger function to know which fields are being updated

From: "Bernard Cheung" <cheungsw(at)hotmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Trigger function to know which fields are being updated
Date: 2004-05-07 08:18:43
Message-ID: BAY1-F25eOtXygrWhju00006312@hotmail.com
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I am writing a trigger function. How can I know which fields are being
updated in the PL/SQL function?

For example I have a table here:

CREATE TABLE COMPANY (
COMPANY_ID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
NAME VARCHAR(30),
ADDRESS VARCHAR(30));

I want to write a trigger to block all update statements without updating
NAME. I tried the following code block and it doesn't work:

IF TG_OP = ''UPDATE'' THEN
IF NEW.NAME IS NULL THEN
RAISE NOTICE ' Field NAME must be provided!';
END IF;
END IF;

Are there any functions like the Oracle's UPDATING() predicate?

Bernard Cheung

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