alan <alan.miller3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Can I write a BEFORE ROW trigger for the products table to runs > on INSERT or UPDATE to > 1. insert a new category & return the new category_id OR > 2. return the existing category_id for the (to be inserted row) What would you be using to match an existing category? If this accurately identifies a category, why not use it for the key to the category table, rather than generating a synthetic key value? -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance