Hi Brian; Assuming "NEW" has been declared as foo%rowtype, you can access the columns thus
NEW.xxx where xxx is the column name HTH. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Knox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:11 AM Subject: [SQL] "record" datatype - plpgsql > Given a variable of the "record" data type in pl/pgsql, is it possible to > get the names of the columns ( attributes ) of that record? > > eg, given record "NEW" for table "foo", is there a way to get information > concerning the columns that make up that record? > > Brian Knox > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])