Re: Delete a table automatic? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Delete a table automatic?
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Msg-id 1181453.1667316198@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Delete a table automatic?  (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>)
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Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> writes:
> On 10/31/22 18:44, 黄宁 wrote:
>> I now have two tables named A and B. Table B is calculated based on the 
>> data of table A. I wonder if table B can be automatically deleted when 
>> table A is deleted?

> The only thing I can think of is a sql_drop event trigger:

I wonder whether the OP's purposes wouldn't be better served by
making B a view or materialized view, instead of a separate table.
Then the cascaded-drop behavior would be automatic.

            regards, tom lane



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