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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Triggers not working
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Msg-id 16950.1222141400@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Triggers not working  ("Dale Harris" <itsupport@jonkers.com.au>)
Responses Re: Triggers not working  ("Dale Harris" <itsupport@jonkers.com.au>)
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"Dale Harris" <itsupport@jonkers.com.au> writes:
> The trigger trAccountUpdate got called, but why didn't the trigger
> trEntityUpdate get called?

Triggers only apply to the exact table they're declared on, not
to child tables.

It does seem like there might be some use-case for applying a trigger to
child tables too, but that's not how it works now.

            regards, tom lane

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