Re: pl/pgsql question

--- Tim Perdue <tim@perdue.net> wrote:
> I have created a function in pl/pgsql to modify a
> row before it gets put 
> into the database, but it seems my modification is
> being ignored, and 
> the unmodified row is being inserted.
> 
> I have confirmed with this RAISE EXCEPTION that my
> "NEW" row is modified 
> properly, however it is not being stored in the db.
> 
> NEW.start_date := NEW.start_date+delta;
> --      RAISE EXCEPTION ''new start date: %
> '',NEW.start_date;
> NEW.end_date := NEW.end_date+delta;
> 
> It's probably something very obvious, but I'm
> mystified.
> 
> CREATE TRIGGER projtask_insert_depend_trig AFTER
> INSERT ON project_task
>          FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE
> projtask_insert_depend();
> 
> 
 Try changing the "AFTER" to "BEFORE"

CREATE TRIGGER projtask_insert_depend_trig BEFORE...

Changes made to the "NEW" will not be reflect in the
AFTER trigger since, the row is already inserted.

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