[HACKERS] Affected rows count by rule as condtition

2009-04-13 Thread mito
Hi, is there any way how to count affected rows by on update rule and use it as part of condtions. Example: CREATE OR REPLACE RULE _UPDATE AS ON UPDATE TO users DO INSTEAD ( UPDATE s_users SET id = new.id, login = new.login, WHERE id IN (SELECT id FROM s_users ) AND 2

Re: [HACKERS] Affected rows count by rule as condtition

2009-04-13 Thread Jaime Casanova
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:12 AM, mito milos.ors...@gmail.com wrote: It need to simulate unique constraint on field s_users.new_id, so it should deny to update multiple rows with same value. Any suggestions are welcome. why not simply create a UNIQUE constraint? -- Atentamente, Jaime

Re: [HACKERS] Affected rows count by rule as condtition

2009-04-13 Thread Robert Haas
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:12 PM, mito milos.ors...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, is there any way how to count affected rows by on update rule and use it as part of condtions. Example: CREATE OR REPLACE RULE _UPDATE AS ON UPDATE TO users DO INSTEAD (   UPDATE s_users SET    id = new.id,        

Re: [HACKERS] Affected rows count by rule as condtition

2009-04-13 Thread mito
I am using rules as layer to save every version of row in shadow table, so i cant use unique constraint on column, because of many versions may have same value. mito Jaime Casanova wrote: On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:12 AM, mito milos.ors...@gmail.com wrote: It need to simulate unique

Re: [HACKERS] Affected rows count by rule as condtition

2009-04-13 Thread Robert Haas
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:59 PM, mito milos.ors...@gmail.com wrote: I am using rules as layer to save every version of row in shadow table, so i cant use unique constraint on column, because of many versions may have same value. Use a partial index. ...Robert -- Sent via pgsql-hackers

Re: [HACKERS] Affected rows count by rule as condtition

2009-04-13 Thread mito
This will deny insert of value that allready exists. Which is ok. But the second scenerio in which unique constraint refuse operation is, when u try to update more rows to same value in column with unique constraint. So i need to use count of affected rows, to deny operation if there are more