Re: auto-filling a field on insert - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David Fetter
Subject Re: auto-filling a field on insert
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Msg-id 20091022025407.GC27368@fetter.org
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In response to auto-filling a field on insert  (semi-ambivalent <thefronny@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 07:17:44PM -0700, semi-ambivalent wrote:
> If I have a table with fields A, B, C and D how could I do something
> such that if I insert values in fields A, B and C field D would be
> auto-filled with the value A||B||C? Just a pointer of where to begin
> looking is fine. Triggers? Copy ... From? Table or field
> definitions?

Instead of populating your table with this extra information, create a
VIEW with what you want in it.

Cheers,
David.
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