Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-19 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> However, the rule system already > adds the CTID TE to the query tree and it looks to me this can be extended to > provide > the requested behavior. The way the rewriter handles it's query > qualifications would have to > be redesigned as well, i think, but i don't know what can of worms there

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-19 Thread Bernd Helmle
On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:22:36 -0800 (PST), Richard Broersma Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Once you update one side of the join with a >> different join key value, the join row in question no longer exists in >> the view ... so the second update doesn't find a row to update. This >> has noth

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-19 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> At no point did you show us details, but I suppose that this rule is > relying on a join view? Yes, the view is a join between two tables as a test case. I provided the details of my test case below. However, I could see the use of joining as many as four tables in an updatable view. > On

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Tom Lane
Richard Broersma Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My concern regarding the rule system is not related to the incorrect > update count but the fact that my update statement was suppose to > change BOTH name AND dresssize. However, as you see only the name was > changed, dresssize remains unchanged.

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> > postgres=# update vwife > >set name = 'Katheryn', > >dresssize = 12 > >where (id,name,dresssize)=(2,'katie',11); > > UPDATE 0 > > postgres=# select * from vwife; > > id | name | dresssize > > +--+--- > > 2 | Katheryn |11

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> The difference here is that by passing the values into a function, it > creates a copy of the value, meaning it won't change due to an UPDATE. > The only negative of using a function is that the number of affected > tuples will always be zero. The function and rule does indeed work from the psql

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 17:09 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > > Actually, I am seeing some unexpected behavior, or rather behavior that > > I wouldn't expect. After the first UPDATE in the rule, NEW and OLD are > > gone. > > I guess the end-result behaviour I am looking for (as you mentioned) is

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> Actually, I am seeing some unexpected behavior, or rather behavior that > I wouldn't expect. After the first UPDATE in the rule, NEW and OLD are > gone. I guess the end-result behaviour I am looking for (as you mentioned) is having an update-able view behave exactly as if it were a table in reg

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 15:30 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > > > postgres=# update vwife > > >set name = 'Katheryn', > > >dresssize = 12 > > >where (id,name,dresssize)=(2,'katie',11); > > > > In "UPDATE #", # is the result of the libpq function PQcmdTup

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> What I was trying to explain is that all of your statements *are* > succeeding. A WHERE clause in an UPDATE may match zero or more rows. The > second UPDATE in your rule matches zero rows. I see, that makes sense. I guess that my confussion was that update 0 was not the same as success. > You

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> > postgres=# update vwife > >set name = 'Katheryn', > >dresssize = 12 > >where (id,name,dresssize)=(2,'katie',11); > > In "UPDATE #", # is the result of the libpq function PQcmdTuples(), and > it refers to the number of tuples affected by the last comman

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 15:06 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > > None of A, C, I, or D say that you need to report a truthful update > > count. > > > > The fact that the update count is wrong with updatable views is a known > > deficiency. > > I see. However, my my case I would like all of th

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> None of A, C, I, or D say that you need to report a truthful update > count. > > The fact that the update count is wrong with updatable views is a known > deficiency. I see. However, my my case I would like all of the sql statments in the rule to succeed and if they don't I would want none

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 13:42 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > > > Would there be any interest in making rules with multiple sql statements > > > acid compliant? > > They are. > > postgres=# update vwife >set name = 'Katheryn', >dresssize = 12 >where (i

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > postgres=# update vwife >set name = 'Katheryn', >dresssize = 12 >where (id,name,dresssize)=(2,'katie',11); > UPDATE 0 > > postgres=# select * from vwife; > id | name | dresssize > +--+--- > 3 | dodie

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
> > Would there be any interest in making rules with multiple sql statements > > acid compliant? > They are. Am I missing something then, becuase I have cases where it is possible to get partial updates from the multi-sql statement rule? I suppose that my understanding of "ACID" actually mean

Re: [GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Jeff Davis
On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 13:20 -0800, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > I didn't see this on the to-do list. > > Would there be any interest in making rules with multiple sql statements acid > compliant? > They are. Regards, Jeff Davis ---(end of broadcast)---

[GENERAL] feature request for Postgresql Rule system.

2006-12-18 Thread Richard Broersma Jr
I didn't see this on the to-do list. Would there be any interest in making rules with multiple sql statements acid compliant? Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings