Re: [GENERAL] force defaults

2012-09-12 Thread Sim Zacks
I haven't checked more recent versions, but in 8.2 using     case when new.val is null then 'U' else new.val end worked a hell of a lot faster then coalesce. However, just going into the trigger is significant overhead. Alban's suggestion of using a

Re: [GENERAL] force defaults

2012-09-12 Thread Alban Hertroys
On 12 September 2012 08:49, Willy-Bas Loos wrote: > Hi, > > I want to force deafults, and wonder about the performance. > The trigger i use (below) makes the query (also below) take 45% more time. > The result is the same now, but i do have a use for using the trigger (see > "background info"). >

[GENERAL] force defaults

2012-09-11 Thread Willy-Bas Loos
Hi, I want to force deafults, and wonder about the performance. The trigger i use (below) makes the query (also below) take 45% more time. The result is the same now, but i do have a use for using the trigger (see "background info"). Isn't there a more efficient way to force the defaults (in the