X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95CC35291A for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:11:46 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 78807-03 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:11:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay105-f13.bay105.hotmail.com [65.54.224.23]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35CC852911 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:11:41 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:11:17 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.224.200 by by105fd.bay105.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:11:17 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.54.224.200] X-Originating-Email: [mor4321@hotmail.com] X-Sender: mor4321@hotmail.com From: "David Hofmann" To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Tigger Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:11:17 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Jul 2005 19:11:17.0482 (UTC) FILETIME=[22F744A0:01C58EF1] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=4.305 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE, DNS_FROM_RFC_POST, FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS, MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER, RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET, UPPERCASE_25_50 X-Spam-Level: **** X-Archive-Number: 200507/197 X-Sequence-Number: 22175 I've look throught the docs and from what I can see the bellow code should work, however I keep getting the error: ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "$" at character 53 CREATE FUNCTION session_update() RETURNS trigger AS $session_update$ BEGIN -- Check date exists IF NEW.stamp_lastupdate IS NULL THEN NEW.stamp_lastupdate := 'now'; END IF; RETURN NEW; END; $session_update$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; CREATE TRIGGER session_update BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON sessions FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE session_update(); Any help or suggestions of websites I should read would be appercated. David _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/