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Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 11:19:58 +0200
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To: Shashwat Arghode <shashwatarghode@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: Drop or disable or bypass "_return" rule on select on
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Il 28.05.2015 08:23, Shashwat Arghode ha scritto:
> Hi all,
> I am using postgres 9.3.4 and have an on_select rule "_return" on a view.
> I want to drop or disable or bypass that rule.
> Is there any way it can be done without dropping the view??
>
> Because when i try to drop it, it returns
>
> ERROR:  cannot drop rule _RETURN on view viewname because view 
> viewname requires it
> HINT:  You can drop viewname instead.
> CONTEXT:  SQL statement "drop rule "_RETURN" on viewname"
> PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 12 at EXECUTE statement
>
> and i don't want to drop the view.
>
> when i try to disable it using :
> alter table viewname disable rule _return
> it returns
> ERROR:  "viewname" is not a table
>
>
> Bypassing rule for a single query or disabling it for some time and 
> then enable it will also work for me.
>
> Can it be done ?
>
> Thanks,
> Shashwat.

Hi Shashwat

I am no PG guru but I guess that, since "viewname" is a view and not a 
table, you should use "alter view" and not "alter table". See:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/sql-alterview.html


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