Re: copy a record from one table to another (archive) - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: copy a record from one table to another (archive)
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Msg-id 004b01c0abc1$6bd78c60$1001a8c0@archonet.com
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In response to copy a record from one table to another (archive)  (juerg.rietmann@pup.ch)
Responses Re: copy a record from one table to another (archive)  (darcy@druid.net (D'Arcy J.M. Cain))
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <juerg.rietmann@pup.ch>
To: <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:45 PM
Subject: [SQL] copy a record from one table to another (archive)


> Hello there
> 
> Is it possible to move a record from one table to another to do a archive
> with a simple command like move .... ?
> 

begin; insert into archive_foo (select * from foo where foo_id=1); delete from foo where foo_id=1;
commit;

Is probably the closest you could get.

Alternatively, you could wrap the above up in a function and just go:

select do_archive_foo(1);

- Richard Huxton



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