Hannu Krosing wrote: > On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 04:08, Emmanuel Charpentier wrote: > >>Dear all, >> > > ... > > >>Of course, I am aware that view definitions aren't just stored, but that >> a lot of rewriting is involved before storing the actual execution >>plan. Modifying a view definition would entail re-processing of other >>view definitions. But so is the case with the modification of a table ... >> >>What do you think ? > > > I'm trying to propose a scenario where > > 1. The SELECT clause defining the view is preserved > > 2. DROP of undrlying table/column will _not_ drop the view, but just > mark it dirty > > 3. Using the view checks for the dirty flag and if it is set tries to > recreate the view from its plaintext definition.
I might be dense, but why not try to recreate it directly after the table/column modification ? > --------------- > Hannu > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
