I merged 2 tables into 1 table and created a view for each of the tables so as not to break existing applications. I renamed the old tables with the _old suffix in case there was a problem so I could verify against the old data.
The problem is that all the views and functions switched the name of the table to the renamed table and do not use the new views I have created. Is there a recommended way of updating all the views and functions that use the table to start using the view?
This is how it's supposed to work. System objects (views, foreign-keys, some functions etc) track other objects by their OID. Otherwise changes to table-names, or schema search-paths could wreak havoc.
If you want to attach the views to the new tables then you'll need to recreate them.
-- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd
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