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Postgresql - how to drop a trigger [closed]

A while ago I've created a trigger in Postgresql, update_user, which sets the update_date to now() for table users. Now I want to drop this trigger. The following queries don't work: drop trigger ...
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Postgres - Schema information within Trigger?

Background : (Multi-tenant design;separate schema per customer, all table structures identical;Data-warehouse / non-OLTP system here; Postgres 9.2.x). Reviewing patterns for the following problem: I ...
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one trigger for multiple tables

i have a trigger in PostgreSql 9.1 that i want to fire on inserts of several tables. is it possible to have it affect all these tables instead of creating the trigger for all these tables? i have 58 ...
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How can I ensure that in a insert trigger a column gets filled before other column?

The bigger picture: tableX represents pipelines and tableY streets. A pipeline crosses/goes along many streets, and I want to know which street is crossed the most. First, I am segmentizing each ...
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Inherit audit columns and triggers

Background I have a database with dozens of tables, some of which should have audit columns. Problem I'd like to avoid the drudgery of creating audit columns manually, and write the update and ...
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PostgreSQL custom domain with trigger

Is it possible to create custom domain / data type and associate some trigger with it, for example hash password? I will have for example password domain and if I set some value to this column, it ...
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Postgresql after 'for each row' triggers don't actually execute after each row?

If I have a single sql statement that inserts or updates lots of rows and a db trigger that runs after each row is inserted or updated, it seems like the triggers run after all the rows are inserted ...
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Check what event called the trigger on PostgreSQL?

I'm trying to check what event called my trigger, like INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE. Oracle triggers can check this in a simple 'IF' statement: IF INSERTING, IF UPDATING or even IF DELETING Is there a ...
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Deadline rule date input after now

Hi I'm trying to find a way to ensure deadlines inputted are later than the current time and date. Currently I'm attempting this with a rule. CREATE OR REPLACE RULE "DeadlineInput" AS ON INSERT ...
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How to update another table using triggers in postgresql [closed]

I'm using PostgreSQL. I've 2 tables in my schema. One called taggings where I've (id, film_id, tag_id, user_id), all integers. And another where I intend to sum tags, called film_tag_counts (id, ...
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Triggers not being run on a partitioned table

I'm using PostgreSQL. I have a table that I have partitioned into three sub-tables - and as far as I can tell, this all works correctly. Rows are correctly inserted into the appropriate partition and ...
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Validation of availability for a new order

I have a management application of sales, stock and payment on a warehouse whole saler from a web interface. In particular, when a order is effectuated it must create a line corresponding to each ...
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How to specify trigger execution order under PostgreSQL?

I'm using "classic" time-based partitioning using triggers. I have found a need for a separate trigger, which runs on the original table. CREATE TABLE twitter_interactions(...); CREATE OR REPLACE ...
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PostgreSQL pl/perl trigger, differentiate null vs empty

I've been trying to speed up a generic auditing trigger that I had written in pl/pgsql some time back. On update, it generates a list of columns in the table being updated and inserts rows in the ...
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Trigger: move deleted rows to archive table

I have a small (~10 rows) table called restrictions in my PostgreSQL database, where values are deleted and inserted on a daily basis. I would like to have a table called restrictions_deleted, where ...
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Is there a good way to run a trigger for each record in a postgres table?

I have a system where I can't control the design of some tables (replicated via Slony-I), and so I have a series of what we refer to as 'shadow tables', where I extract some information out of the ...