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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 19:42:29 +0100
From: Jan Wieck <wieck@debis.com>
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To: Mitch Vincent <mitch@venux.net>
CC: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Triggers
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Mitch Vincent wrote:

> I'm using this funtion via a trigger to total up amounts in several fields
> (and adding that value into a total field)..
>
> CREATE FUNCTION invoice_total_trigger() RETURNS OPAQUE AS '
> ...
>
> That's the function, here is the trigger.
>
> CREATE TRIGGER invoice_total_trigger AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE ON invoice
> FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE invoice_total_trigger();
>
> It works for updating but not when you insert a new row. Am I doing it
> wrong?

     I wonder why it works on UPDATE at all, it shouldn't. It is an
     AFTER ROW trigger and thus, the changed row you return should get
     ignored. Use BEFORE INSERT instead.

     But that it works on UPDATE indicates some bug somewhere. What
     release, OS, etc. are you using?

Jan

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