From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
To: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: trigger question
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 10:49:23 -0700
Message-ID: <200205161049.23148.josh@agliodbs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1021570694.95676.7.camel@ler-freebie.iadfw.net>
References: <1021570694.95676.7.camel@ler-freebie.iadfw.net>
Larry,
> Is there a way in PL/pgSQL to have a trigger look at the fields in a
> %ROWTYPE variable to look for changes?
>
> I'm looking to be able to log the fields that are different between old
> and new in a trigger, but don't want to have to list each field (It
> changes, occasionally, but it changes). I'd also like to add a
> timestamp and flag field when I store the record in the log table.
>
> Am I just SOL, or is there a way to do this? (7.2.1, if it matters).
I'm pretty sure there is a way to do what you want, and it's probably simpler
than you think.
However, I need you to be more explicit, with examples. I can't quite figure
out what is is you're trying to do.
-Josh Berkus
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