Thread: default value based on select
Hi, Is it possible to have a table's column default value set to some form of select? e.g. picking another table's value for a given SELECT ... WHERE ... Already thankful for any insight, -- Pedro Doria Meunier Ips. da Olaria, Edf. Jardins do Garajau, 4, r/c Y 9125-162 Caniço Madeira - Portugal -------------------------------------------------- Skype : pdoriam Mobile: +351961720188
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Hello On 05/04/2008, Pedro Doria Meunier <pdoria@netmadeira.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to have a table's column default value set to some form of > select? > directly no, but you can use function postgres=# create table a(a integer); CREATE TABLE postgres=# create function mx() returns int as $$select max(a) from a$$ language sql volatile; CREATE FUNCTION postgres=# create table b(x integer default mx()); CREATE TABLE Regards Pavel Stehule > e.g. picking another table's value for a given SELECT ... WHERE ... > > Already thankful for any insight, > > -- > Pedro Doria Meunier > Ips. da Olaria, Edf. Jardins do Garajau, 4, r/c Y > 9125-162 Caniço > Madeira - Portugal > -------------------------------------------------- > Skype : pdoriam > Mobile: +351961720188 > >
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008, Pedro Doria Meunier <pdoria@netmadeira.com> writes: > Is it possible to have a table's column default value set to some form of > select? AFAIK, you cannot provide sub-selects in the default values of a field. E.g. CREATE TABLE foo (bar int DEFAULTS (SELECT ...), ...); For this, I know two solutions: 1. You can create an SQL function that issues the related sub-select and call this function as the default value of the column. 2. Create a BEFORE INSERT/UPDATE trigger that issues the related sub-select if related column appears to be un-specified. Regards.
Pavel and Volkan Thank you for your kind (and prompt) replies. Let me try to better explain my needs: The record being created has a column with an Id that has to be passed as an argument to the function that, in turn, fills the other column in the same record. Does this even make sense? :) Kind regards, -- Pedro Doria Meunier Ips. da Olaria, Edf. Jardins do Garajau, 4, r/c Y 9125-162 Caniço Madeira - Portugal -------------------------------------------------- Skype : pdoriam Mobile: +351961720188
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On Sat, 5 Apr 2008, Pedro Doria Meunier <pdoria@netmadeira.com> writes: > The record being created has a column with an Id that has to be passed as an > argument to the function that, in turn, fills the other column in the same > record. Doesn't BEFORE INSERT/UPDATE trigger solve this problem? (If not, I wonder what is missing.) Regards.