On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Anj Adu<fotographs@gmail.com> wrote:
> We currently use triggers with static if..then..else statements to determine
> which partition the data goes into. Would there be a performance impact if
> we were to use dynamic sql to achieve the same ?. The issue with static
> triggers is the maintenance overhead of having to redefine the triggers
> periodically. The dynamic sql is simple and involves building a sql string
> with just a to_char(date_Field) to determine which partition the data goes
> into and the trigger will never have to be re-defined.
If you're using plpgsql prepare for a world of pain if you've got any
null values in your inserts.
