On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 09:17, Secrétariat wrote: > Hello ! > Why can't I update data when I use a VIEW instead of a TABLE ?
Because a view is not a table. Many views are inherently non-updatable, and the backend assumes that all are. > How can I do similar action ? Create a rule on the view to update the base table(s) instead. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match