On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:15:57 -0400 Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION set_last_modified () > RETURNS TRIGGER > AS $$ > BEGIN > IF NEW != OLD THEN -- 8.4 syntax > NEW.last_modified = NOW(); > END IF; > > RETURN NEW; > END; > $$ LANGUAGE PLPGSQL; Thanks - I'll try this. Since using 8.3 sounds like I need to replace above with: IF old::text != new::text ? I'll give it a go anyway.... Josh -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general