Re: Trigger from a function

[Decibel! <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>]

On Feb 18, 2008, at 10:29 AM, dguevara wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a problem with a trigger which is executed when i make an  
> UPDATE trought a simple query, but
> not when the UPDATE is made in a store procedure.
>
> Maybe i'm missing something in the declaration of the function and  
> i would appreciate any help.
> T
> his is the function:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION X
>   RETURNS SETOF void AS
> $BODY$
>
> begin
>   update A;
> end;
> $BODY$
>   LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
>
>
> The trigger:
>
> CREATE TRIGGER Y
>   BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE
>   ON A
>   FOR EACH ROW
>   EXECUTE PROCEDURE Z;
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION Z
>   RETURNS "trigger" AS
> $BODY$
> begin
>      if (tg_op in ('INSERT', 'UPDATE', 'DELETE')) then
>         update A;
>      end if;
> $BODY$
>   LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Can't help much with your fake example, but I am wondering why you  
have a recursive trigger on A.
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