From: | Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net> |
Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Updateable VIEWS and the manual |
Date: | 2012-11-28 23:51:38 |
Message-ID: | CAHyXU0y1MiEB2k0-QugXu0BhGLpDacw7tuEqyfSOSpx-dkNh_w@mail.gmail.com |
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On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just noticed the following statement in the CREATE VIEW documentation (9.2
> and 9.1):
>
> Currently, views are read only: the system will not allow an insert,
> update, or delete on a view. You can get the effect of an updatable view
> by
> creating rules that rewrite inserts, etc. on the view into appropriate
> actions
> on other tables. For more information see CREATE RULE.
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to refer to INSTEAD OF triggers?
>
> My understanding was that an INSTEAD OF trigger was preferred over a rule
> nowadays.
yup.
merlin
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