Folks, A co-worker pointed out to me that MySQL has a feature that, properly implemented and maybe extended, could be handy, namely what MySQL calls a "timestamp" field, so here's a proposal:
1. Create a generic (possibly overloaded) trigger function, bundled with PostgreSQL, which sets a field to some value. For example, a timestamptz version might set the field to now(). 2. Have some kind of pre-processing of CREATE and ALTER statements on tables which would attach the above function to the field at hand, something like: CREATE TABLE foo( last_updated TIMESTAMPTZ_UPDATED(), ... ); which would turn last_updated into a TIMESTAMPTZ with the expected behavior on UPDATEs. What do folks think of this idea? Cheers, David. -- David Fetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter Skype: davidfetter XMPP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers