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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:17:18 +0200
From: hubert depesz lubaczewski <depesz@depesz.com>
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Subject: Re: trigger fails
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On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 09:58:09AM -0230, Roger Mason wrote:
> I have not been able to get this to work: the trigger runs and the
> trigger function is called but no new data are inserted into the target
> table.  Having spent several days on this without result it is time to
> give up.

Can you provide whole, testable sql script? With create table, and test
insert, that should generate something in the target table, that is
missing?

Best regards,

depesz