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From Karsten Hilbert
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Missing feature - how to differentiate insert/updatein plpgsql function?
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Missing feature - how to differentiate insert/update inplpgsql function?  (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>)
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On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 06:44:09AM -0800, Adrian Klaver wrote:

> > Well, this wouldn't work for me as pkey will not change.
>
> Alright you lost me. If the pkey does not change then how do you get new
> rows(INSERT)?

I think OP is using natural (rather than surrogate) primary
keys. So, the PK already exists or else is created. But the
(then-returned) _value_ of either is the same.

Karsten
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