Re: Does trigger only accept functions?

On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 12:19:55AM +0530, veem v wrote:
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION log_deletes()
> RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
> BEGIN
> IF TG_TABLE_NAME = 'source_table1' THEN
> INSERT INTO delete_audit1 ( col1, col2, col3)
> VALUES (OLD.col1, OLD.col2, OLD.col3);
> ELSIF TG_TABLE_NAME = 'source_table2' THEN
> INSERT INTO delete_audit2 ( col4, col5, col6)
> VALUES (OLD.col4, OLD.col5, OLD.col6);
> -- Add more conditions for other tables
> ELSE
> RAISE EXCEPTION 'Audit table not defined for %', TG_TABLE_NAME;
> END IF;
> RETURN OLD;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

No, I meant building dynamic queries and then EXECUTE-ing, like docs
show:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-EXECUTING-DYN

Best regards,

depesz