Il 28.05.2015 08:23, Shashwat Arghode ha scritto:
> Hi all,
> I am using postgres 9.3.4 and have an on_select rule "_return" on a view.
> I want to drop or disable or bypass that rule.
> Is there any way it can be done without dropping the view??
>
> Because when i try to drop it, it returns
>
> ERROR: cannot drop rule _RETURN on view viewname because view
> viewname requires it
> HINT: You can drop viewname instead.
> CONTEXT: SQL statement "drop rule "_RETURN" on viewname"
> PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 12 at EXECUTE statement
>
> and i don't want to drop the view.
>
> when i try to disable it using :
> alter table viewname disable rule _return
> it returns
> ERROR: "viewname" is not a table
>
>
> Bypassing rule for a single query or disabling it for some time and
> then enable it will also work for me.
>
> Can it be done ?
>
> Thanks,
> Shashwat.
Hi Shashwat
I am no PG guru but I guess that, since "viewname" is a view and not a
table, you should use "alter view" and not "alter table". See:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/sql-alterview.html
