Re: Need help with trigger - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Condor
Subject Re: Need help with trigger
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Msg-id 7dcfcb8bfaed656fe17dd6c76fe7fb22@stz-bg.com
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In response to Re: Need help with trigger  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
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On 23-01-2021 18:17, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Saturday, January 23, 2021, Condor <condor@stz-bg.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello ppl,
>> 
>> I need help with trigger how to replace insert command with update.
>> External program read data from one table and in every 30 min I need
>> to refresh data in arhive table.
>> What I want is: if data already inserted and end_date is not
>> changed, only to update lastseen column. If data not exists to
>> insert data and if data exists and end_date is changed
>> to update end_date, lastseen and sendto columns. Well, update
>> probably will never happened, this functionality is left for
>> frontend but its can be cut off.
> 
> Seems like an insert on conflict would be simpler.  Otherwise, what is
> your question or concern?
> 
> David J.

This was my first approach, but as the sample data I provide, end_date 
will always be updated not only if it is changed and my goal is to have 
no meaningless records. My question is there a way to update the trigger 
instead of inserting.

HS



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