Re: cannot use column references in default expression? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Nilesh Govindarajan
Subject Re: cannot use column references in default expression?
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Msg-id AANLkTil8Dtj9h8Sys0ZuK3HRgkj-DbqcraI2-Mkh7U_o@mail.gmail.com
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In response to cannot use column references in default expression?  (Jignesh Shah <jignesh.shah1980@gmail.com>)
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On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Jignesh Shah
<jignesh.shah1980@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could anyone please help me to get rid of following error? I want to set the
> 'ishuman' column based on the value of 'ID' column but it is not allowing me
> to do so. Any alternatives?
>
> techdb=> CREATE TABLE Users (
>        ID INTEGER,
>        isHuman        BOOLEAN NOT NULL
>                       DEFAULT (ID IS NULL)
>                       CHECK (isHuman = ID IS NULL),
>        Name  VARCHAR NOT NULL);
> ERROR:  cannot use column references in default expression
> techdb=>
>
> Thanks,
> Jignesh
>


I don't know much about the error, but an alternative solution I see
is using Triggers. WIth triggers you can manipulate the value during
INSERT or UPDATE.

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