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Subject BUG #1295: Problem on trigger
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Msg-id 20041026015611.C1FE75A1016@www.postgresql.com
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Responses Re: BUG #1295: Problem on trigger  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      1295
Logged by:          shancheng

Email address:      sd_shancheng@hotmail.com

PostgreSQL version: 8.0 Beta

Operating system:   Fedora2

Description:        Problem on trigger

Details:

I have a table for test.
CREATE TABLE _test(id int);
Then i insert some records(at least 3 records for obvious result) into the
table:
INSERT INTO _test VALUES(1);
INSERT INTO _test VALUES(2);
INSERT INTO _test VALUES(3);

And below is my testing function and the point where the problem comes from:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION _test_delete_and_drop()
RETURNS void AS $$
BEGIN
    DELETE FROM _test;
    DROP TABLE _test;
    RETURN;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

When i run the command:
   SELECT _test_delete_and_drop();
The computer responses:
   ERROR:  relation with OID 1354613 does not exist
   CONTEXT:  SQL query "DELETE FROM _test"
   PL/pgSQL function "_test_delete_and_drop" line 2 at SQL statement

The function is very easy. It just delete the contents of a table and then
drop it.
The reason that i don't drop the table directly is that i need some cleanup
operations. I define several triggers on the table. And when i delete
records, the trigger will be activeted. If i don't drop the records
beforehand, there will be much useless information left in the database. But
i met a very puzzling problem when i do that. So i write the above test case
to find out what the problem is. And to simplify the question, i don't
define triggers for the table.
Could anyone help me?

Thanks very much!

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