Thread: can you do rollback in a trigger function?
I want to roll back deletion if there is a reference (FK) in another table.
Can I explicitly call a rollback inside a function?
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pre_del_prod_proc()
returns trigger as $$
begin
if exists (select 1 from host_config where config_id = OLD.id) then
rollback;
end if;
end;
$$ language plpqsql;
CREATE TRIGGER pre_del_prod_proc
before delete on prod_config
for each row execute procedure pre_del_prod_proc();
Thanks,
Quang.
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Quang Thoi <Quang_Thoi@symantec.com> wrote:
I want to roll back deletion if there is a reference (FK) in another table.
Can I explicitly call a rollback inside a function?
You should RAISE an error. The transaction should roll back due to the error.
On 10/15/2013 01:38 PM, Quang Thoi wrote: > I want to roll back deletion if there is a reference (FK) in another > table. > > Can I explicitly call a rollback inside a function? No. Transactions are controlled outside the body of any executing function. You do have have a couple other options, though. If you can't use a basic foreign key which does this automatically, you can have your trigger function return NULL. From the documentation: "Row-level triggers fired BEFORE can return null to signal the trigger manager to skip the rest of the operation for this row (i.e., subsequent triggers are not fired, and the INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE does not occur for this row)" You could also raise an explicit error so the user sees something. To fake a foreign key violation, you'd do: RAISE EXCEPTION foreign_key_violation; So you don't need a rollback anyway. -- Shaun Thomas OptionsHouse | 141 W. Jackson Blvd. | Suite 500 | Chicago IL, 60604 312-676-8870 sthomas@optionshouse.com ______________________________________________ See http://www.peak6.com/email_disclaimer/ for terms and conditions related to this email