PL/pgSQL evaluation order - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Mark Volpe
Subject PL/pgSQL evaluation order
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Msg-id 39899013.AA9243EC@epamail.epa.gov
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Hi,

I have trigger function with the statement:

IF TG_OP=''INSERT'' OR NEW.ip!=OLD.ip THEN

expecting the TG_OP=''INSERT'' to be evaluated
first, and if true, proceed with the body.
But it gets evaluated as the result of an INSERT
statement, I get a (rather strangly worded) error:

ERROR: record old is unassigned yet

which means that the second statement is still being
evaluated even though the first is true. Assuming
that this is the result of the parser/planner messing
with that statement, is there a way to force evaluation
order without having to go:

IF TG_OP=''INSERT'' THEN<body>
ELSEIF NEW.OP!=OLD.ip THEN    <repeat body>END IF;
END IF;

Thanks,
Mark


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