> On Nov 9, 2017, at 18:41, John Scalia <jayknowsunix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Set up a trigger on insert to check for the existence of the partition table, then it could do the insert there or create the table if needed and insert. Look online. I know I’ve seen examples of this. Be careful here, these solutions generally take a massive performance hit. The best method is the native pg_partman function. It includes a built-in scheduler so that you don’t need to rely on an external tool like cron. > — > Jay > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Nov 9, 2017, at 6:28 PM, rammohan ganapavarapu <rammohanganap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a requirement to create monthly partitions in my db, i am trying to understand what is the best way to do it, i know i can run a cron job to check if partition exist and create if not at the starting of month. Any suggestions? >> >> Thanks, >> Ram > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin