To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
From: "Milen A. Radev" <milen@radev.net>
Subject: Re: new rule syntax?
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 15:10:23 +0200
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A. R. Van Hook написа:
> I have two tables defined as:
> checks
>        (ckid                int NOT null PRIMARY KEY,
>         payto               text,
>         notes               text,
>         ckdate              date,
>         printed             int  default 0,
>         tdate               timestamp not null)
> checkitems
>        (item                int not null,
>         ckid                int NOT null references checks,
>         itemtype            int not null,
>         amt                 numeric(7,3),
>         primary key         (item, ckid))
> 
> in previous versions (<8.1) the following rule declaration seemed to 
> work fine
> create rule checks_d0 as
>     on delete to checks
>        do delete from checkitems
>           where ckid = checks.ckid;
> in 8.1.2 I get
> 
> ERROR: missing FROM-clause entry from table "checks"
> 
> any idea?

May be you are bitten by the change of the default value of 
"add_missing_from" setting 
(http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/runtime-config-compatible.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-COMPATIBLE-VERSION).


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Milen A. Radev