On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Stephan Szabo wrote:
> On 7 Aug 2002, Neil Conway wrote:
>
> > Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
> > > Neil Conway <nconway@klamath.dyndns.org> writes:
> > > > Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com> writes:
> > > > I remember looking at this issue and not doing anything because I
> > > > couldn't decide whether the test for enabled status should occur when
> > > > the trigger is queued or when it is executed --- or, perhaps, both?
> > > > Is there anything in the standard about it?
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > I think we're still waiting for someone to figure out what the behavior
> > > should be per spec.
> >
> > I took a brief look at SQL99, but I couldn't find anything regarding
> > this issue (AFAICS it doesn't mention "disabled triggers" at all). But
> > given my prior track record for divining information from the
> > standards, perhaps someone should double-check :-)
> >
> > I did notice some behavior which we don't implement AFAIK:
> >
> > If the constraint mode is /deferred/, then the constraint is
> > effectively checked when the constraint mode is changed to
> > /immediate/ either explicitely by execution of a <set
> > constraints mode statement>, or implicitely at the end of the
> > current SQL-transaction.
> >
> > (SQL99, Section 4.17.1, paragraph 3)
> >
> > We don't recheck any outstanding deferred constraints when the
> > constraint mode is explicitly switched back to IMMEDIATE, as the
> > standard says we should.
>
> (have been out since last wed, responding now)
> Seems to work for me in some cases if I understand correctly.
Replying to myself. This is before doing a cvs update for the patch
you sent.