Re: Setting global vars for use with triggers - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Douglas McNaught
Subject Re: Setting global vars for use with triggers
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Msg-id m2zmtif2xw.fsf@Douglas-McNaughts-Powerbook.local
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In response to Setting global vars for use with triggers  (CSN <cool_screen_name90001@yahoo.com>)
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CSN <cool_screen_name90001@yahoo.com> writes:

> I'd like to create a trigger which deletes associated
> files whenever their corresponding row is deleted.
> Problem is, I don't want to hard-code directory
> locations in the trigger function. Is there a way to
> set a DOCUMENT_ROOT-like variable in Postgresql which
> triggers could access and use? I'm using PHP for the
> trigger (and PG 8.x).

It's probably best to keep it in a one-row table--that way it'll be
saved when you back up the database, and you can change it with
standard SQL.

-Doug

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