Re: Does update = delete + insert ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Andreas Kretschmer
Subject Re: Does update = delete + insert ?
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Msg-id 20100526185016.GA6757@tux
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In response to Does update = delete + insert ?  ("Gauthier, Dave" <dave.gauthier@intel.com>)
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Gauthier, Dave <dave.gauthier@intel.com> wrote:

> Hi:
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> Under the hood, does PG implement an update statement as a delete followed by
> an insert?    I’m at a point in coding a script where it would be more

Yes, Update means delete the old record and create a new one.


Andreas
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