On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Eildert Groeneveld <eildert.groeneveld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear All > > this probably not the best list to post this question: > > I use cascading deletes but would like to first inform the user what she > is about to do. > Something like : explain delete from PANEL where panel_id=21; > -- you are about to delete 32144 records in tables abc aaa wewew > > This is clearly something that can be programmed but as all information > is available in the database schema, there should be a generalized > procedure available. Granted, this is somewhat ugly, but you could issue the delete, note down the rowcount, and rollback. -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
