Re: [BUGS] Default values, inserts, and rules...

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Lane
Sean Chittenden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There are two bits going on in this example: > 1) To get the current value from a sequence, I have to use >CURRVAL(seq_name) in the actual rule. Not that big of a deal, but >kind of a PITA that I can't just use NEW.s. > 2) When the rule does t

Re: [BUGS] inconsistend performance

2002-08-21 Thread Jean-Luc Lachance
Then this should work: WHERE ( "afd", "dss", "dat") <= ('fb',13,'2002080719163600' ) ORDER BY "afd" DESC , "dss" DESC , "dat" DESC LIMIT 1; If you use < intstead of <= you will not get the equivalant result as your initial query. You would get something like: WHERE ( "afd" < 'fb' ) or ( "

Re: [BUGS] Default values, inserts, and rules...

2002-08-21 Thread Sean Chittenden
> > There are two bits going on in this example: > > 1) To get the current value from a sequence, I have to use > >CURRVAL(seq_name) in the actual rule. Not that big of a deal, but > >kind of a PITA that I can't just use NEW.s. > > 2) When the rule does the insert into the t_log table, NE

Re: [BUGS] Default values, inserts, and rules...

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Lane
Sean Chittenden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ... That said, if things are working correctly in CVS, would you still > recommend a trigger over a rule? Yes I would. I don't think you've thought carefully enough about the implications of the statement that rules are macros... the perennial proble

Re: [BUGS] Default values, inserts, and rules...

2002-08-21 Thread Sean Chittenden
> > ... That said, if things are working correctly in CVS, would you still > > recommend a trigger over a rule? > > Yes I would. I don't think you've thought carefully enough about > the implications of the statement that rules are macros... the > perennial problem with macros is multiple evalua

Re: [BUGS] Default values, inserts, and rules...

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Lane
Sean Chittenden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What I get from this is that NEW.pk is doing a NEXTVAL() instead of > reading the value that the tuple was populated with from the sequence. You are missing the point completely. Rules do not operate on individual tuples --- a rule is a textual trans

[BUGS] Bug #741: postgresql and cygwin

2002-08-21 Thread pgsql-bugs
Przemyslaw Sztoch ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 3 The lower the number the more severe it is. Short Description postgresql and cygwin Long Description 1. If you use "-boot" then argv[0] in BootstrapMain is equal "-boot", but should be equal e.g. "/pgsql/postmaster". 2. Un