I think you can get what you want if you change the rule definition to CREATE RULE people_upd_history AS ON UPDATE TO people DO INSERT INTO people_history SELECT * FROM only people WHERE usr_pkey = old.usr_pkey;
and your updates to be only's -- update table (1) -- 2 UPDATE ONLY people SET color = 'cyan' WHERE usr_pkey = 1; -- update table (2) -- 6 UPDATE ONLY people SET color = 'magenta' WHERE usr_pkey = 1; -- update table (3) -- 42 UPDATE ONLY people SET color = 'yellow' WHERE usr_pkey = 1; -- update table (4) -- 1806 UPDATE ONLY people SET color = 'black' WHERE usr_pkey = 1; klint. +---------------------------------------+-----------------+ : Klint Gore : "Non rhyming : : EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : slang - the : : Snail : A.B.R.I. : possibilities : : Mail University of New England : are useless" : : Armidale NSW 2351 Australia : L.J.J. : : Fax : +61 2 6772 5376 : : +---------------------------------------+-----------------+ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]