Re: feature request for Postgresql Rule system. - Mailing list pgsql-general

Richard Broersma Jr wrote:
> postgres=# update vwife
>            set name = 'Katheryn',
>                dresssize = 12
>            where (id,name,dresssize)=(2,'katie',11);
> UPDATE 0
>
> postgres=# select * from vwife;
>  id |   name   | dresssize
> ----+----------+-----------
>   3 | dodie    |        13
>   4 | heather  |        10
>   2 | Katheryn |        11
>       ^^^^^^^^  <--  update 0 is false

None of A, C, I, or D say that you need to report a truthful update
count.

The fact that the update count is wrong with updatable views is a known
deficiency.

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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/