On Monday 01 December 2008 7:18:51 am Sebastian Tennant wrote: > Hi list, > > First steps in trigger functions and PL/pgSQL so please bear with me... > > How can one detect changes to certain fields in before update trigger > functions? > > IF (NEW.<column-name> != OLD.<column-name>) THEN ... > > doesn't work, so obviously my understanding of the values of the > varriables NEW and OLD in before update trigger functions is wrong; I > had thought that OLD holds the record as it was before the update, and > that NEW holds the record as it is since the update (but before the > update has been committed)? > > How should one go about detecting changes to certain fields in before > update trigger functions? > > Any help/advice much appreciated. > > Sebastian
It works here. Can you be more specific? Full function code, table schema,etc. Thanks, -- Adrian Klaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
