I think you want a delete trigger which does your insert and then follows through with the delete by returning old.
--elein [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 09:43:34PM -0700, efa din wrote: > This is my rule for doing the delete event. The rule > can be created. But the problem is, after the record > has been deleted from the 'mytable', this record > cannot be inserted into table 'maytable_log'. > > CREATE RULE on_delete AS ON DELETE TO mytable DO > INSERT INTO mytable_log values (old.id,old.name); > > > > If I add the DO INSTEAD,the record can be inserted > into 'maytable_log' and also still remain in the table > 'maytable'. Which is exactly not exist at all. It just > show it as im using the DO INSTEAD. > > CREATE RULE on_delete AS ON DELETE TO mytable DO > INSTEAD INSERT INTO mytable_log values > (old.id,old.name); > > My problem is, how to insert the deleted record into > table 'mytable_log' without showing it in table > 'maytable'. I really need the solution..please > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org