Thread: updating a row referenced by a foreign key

Hi,

I have to update a row of data that is referenced via a foreign key
constraint from another table.

I cannot change the id of the referenced record because it is referenced
as a foreign key from another table.

Is there a simple way to update the row, and cascade the change to any
and all rows referencing this row as a foreign key? I searched on
cascade in the postgres docs and while I found references to deletion, I
didn't find one for updates.

Thanks,
Mike
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Michael P. Soulier wrote:

> Is there a simple way to update the row, and cascade the change to any
> and all rows referencing this row as a foreign key? I searched on
> cascade in the postgres docs and while I found references to deletion, I
> didn't find one for updates.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/ddl-constraints.html#DDL-CONSTRAINTS-FK

"Analogous to ON DELETE there is also ON UPDATE which is invoked when a
referenced column is changed (updated). The possible actions are the same."

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Craig Ringer