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From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: A. R. Van Hook <hook@lake-lotawana.mo.us>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: new rule syntax?
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 09:49:19 +0000
Message-ID: <43E71B9F.5090207@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43E5E8D2.6020502@lake-lotawana.mo.us>
References: <43E5E8D2.6020502@lake-lotawana.mo.us>

A. R. Van Hook wrote:
> 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

Others have addresses your query with the rule. Can I ask why you're not 
using a DELETE CASCADE on the fkey?
...
ckid    int NOT null references checks ON DELETE CASCADE,
...

-- 
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd



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