Re: Why can't I put a BEFORE EACH ROW trigger on a view? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Why can't I put a BEFORE EACH ROW trigger on a view?
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Msg-id 45E0DCBC.3090104@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Why can't I put a BEFORE EACH ROW trigger on a view?  ("Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com>)
Responses Re: Why can't I put a BEFORE EACH ROW trigger on a view?
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Karl O. Pinc wrote:
>
> On 02/24/2007 06:25:54 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>> create your table, create your triggers on the table.
>> Use a view on top of the table for viewing (there is no such thing as
>> a
>> select rule (well there is, but it is called a view)).
>
> Yes, and you can't put a BEFORE EACH ROW trigger
> on a view, which is my problem.  I have _additional_
> constraints to place on modifications done through
> views, and trickyness involved in modifying the
> underlying tables.

Why can't you put the before each row trigger on the base table?

>
> Karl <kop@meme.com>
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