Re: Trigger on 'create table' ?

Sorry, I can't think of any to have a view created automatically for
every table creation.  Interesting idea, though.  I wonder if you could
pass the CREATE string into a function that does the proper creation.

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Bruce David wrote:
> All,
> 
> I'm trying to implement row level security using PostgreSQL.  I envision
> having column on each and every table in the database that will contain a
> discriminating value that determines if a given user is able to see that row
> or not.  Users do not directly access the database; they get at it only
> through client applications.
> 
> Is there a way to initially configure PostgreSQL such that each and every
> time a 'create table foo....' command is executed that, something else would
> happen instead?
> 
> For example,
> 
> CREATE TABLE weather (
>     city        varchar(80),
>     lo        int,
>     hi        int,
>     prcp    real,
>     date    date
> );
> 
> would result in the following being executed automatically:
> 
> CREATE TABLE t_weather (
>     city        varchar(80),
>     lo        int,
>     hi        int,
>     prcp    real,
>     date    date,
>     hidden_column    int
> );
> 
> CREATE VIEW weather AS
>     SELECT city, lo, hi, prcp, date
>     FROM t_weather;
> 
> 
> How the view gets populated is another discussion entirely.
> 
> But is there a way to set things up initially such that each 'create table'
> command will exhibit the behavior described above?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
> 
> 
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