Re: Touch row ?

NTPT wrote:

>is it possible to add column to database,
>
ALTER TABLE foo
ADD COLUMN mod_date TIMESTAMP;

>that will automatically contain  date+time (or likely Unix timestamp) when the row was touched/changed - ie by INSERT
orUPDATE ? 
>
>

CREATE FUNCTION touch() RETURNS trigger AS '
begin
NEW.mod_date = LOCALTIMESTAMP;
return NEW;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';

CREATE TRIGGER t_foo
BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON foo
FOR EACH ROW
EXECUTE PROCEDURE touch();

If you want timezone information, use TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE and
CURRENTTIMESTAMP. These are transaction start times.

HTH,

Mike Mascari