The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 5203 Logged by: Marcel Wieland Email address: marcel.wiel...@fondsnet.de PostgreSQL version: 8.2 Operating system: Linux Description: Rule affecting more than one row is only fired once, when there is no reference to the row. Details:
BEGIN; -- Create testing Tables CREATE TABLE footable ( name char ); CREATE TABLE bartable ( foo char ); -- Insert testing Values INSERT INTO footable (name) VALUES('a'), ('b'); -- RULE without row-reference CREATE OR REPLACE RULE foorule AS ON UPDATE TO footable DO INSERT INTO bartable (foo) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'a' UNION SELECT 'b') AS x; -- Query fires Rule UPDATE footable SET name = name; -- Result SELECT * FROM bartable; -- Reset DELETE FROM bartable; -- RULE with row-reference CREATE OR REPLACE RULE foorule AS ON UPDATE TO footable DO INSERT INTO bartable (foo) SELECT * FROM (SELECT 'a' UNION SELECT 'b') AS x WHERE old.name = old.name; -- Query fires Rule UPDATE footable SET name = name; -- Result SELECT * FROM bartable; -- Cleanup DROP TABLE footable; DROP TABLE bartable; ROLLBACK; -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs