Re: Determin if cascade is being used - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Determin if cascade is being used
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Msg-id 11111.1129577025@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Determin if cascade is being used  (Martin Foster <martin@ethereal-realms.org>)
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Martin Foster <martin@ethereal-realms.org> writes:
> Now what happens is that every time a work is updated or removed it will
> make sure that the parent layers and gallery do not use it as a
> highlight.   Meaning that the trigger upon update/delete of Works will
> update Layer and Gallery.

Couldn't you do that as an ON DELETE SET NULL foreign key reference,
instead of using a custom trigger?

            regards, tom lane

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