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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #4992: "BEFORE DELETE" trigger puts the database in an inconsistent state
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Msg-id 7060.1250604214@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #4992: "BEFORE DELETE" trigger puts the database in an inconsistent state  ("Stratsimir Kolchevski" <stratsimir@bastun.net>)
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"Stratsimir Kolchevski" <stratsimir@bastun.net> writes:
> [ BEFORE DELETE triggers can suppress foreign key updates too ]

This is not a bug, it's operating as designed.  If we didn't do that
it would foreclose many useful applications of triggers.

            regards, tom lane

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