> I recall a prior discussion about making it possible to use triggers on > views as a substitute for DO INSTEAD rules, by removing the rewrite-time > check and only erroring out if we actually get to the point of > attempting a physical insert. Then a BEFORE INSERT trigger could do > something appropriate with the data and return NULL to prevent the > error. This seems like a good idea because triggers often are much > easier to work with than rules --- It is also my experience that triggers are faster than rules. At least with table partitioning. Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/