In PostgreSQL I have this table... (there is a primary key in the most left side "timestamp02" which is not shown in this image) in the table above, all columns are entered via querrys, except the "time_index" which I would like to be filled automatically via a trigger each time each row is filled. This is the code to create the same table (without any value) so everyone could create it using the Postgre SQL query panel. *CREATE TABLE table_ebscb_spa_log02 ( pcnum smallint, timestamp02 timestamp with time zone NOT NULL DEFAULT now(), fn_name character varying, "time" time without time zone, time_elapse character varying, time_type character varying, time_index real, CONSTRAINT table_ebscb_spa_log02_pkey PRIMARY KEY (timestamp02) ) WITH ( OIDS=FALSE ); ALTER TABLE table_ebscb_spa_log02 OWNER TO postgres;* What I would like the trigger to do is: INSERT a number in the "time_index" column based on the INSERTed values of the "fn_name" and "time_type" columns in each row. If both ("fn_name" and "time_type") do a combination (eg. Check Mails - Start) that doesn't exist in any row before (above), then INSERT 1 in the "time_index" column, Elif both ("fn_name" and "time_type") do a combination that does exist in some row before (above), then INSERT the number following the one before(above) in the "time_index" column. (pls look at the example table image, this trigger will produce every red highlighted square on it) I have tried so far this to create the function: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION on_ai_myTable() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$ DECLARE t_ix real; n int; BEGIN IF NEW.time_type = 'Start' THEN SELECT t.time_index FROM table_ebscb_spa_log02 t WHERE t.fn_name = NEW.fn_name AND t.time_type = 'Start' ORDER BY t.timestamp02 DESC LIMIT 1 INTO t_ix; GET DIAGNOSTICS n = ROW_COUNT; IF (n = 0) THEN t_ix = 1; ELSE t_ix = t_ix + 1; END IF; END IF; NEW.time_index = t_ix; return NEW; END $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; But when I manually insert the values in the table, nothing change (no error message) time_index column just remain empty, what am I doing wrong??? Please some good PostgreSQL fellow programmer could give me a hand, I really have come to a death point in this task, I have any more ideas. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/INSERT-a-number-in-a-column-based-on-other-columns-OLD-INSERTs-tp5854577.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general