Hi all!
I have a rule in place that is supposed to adjust a value in one
table based on how many rows are added or deleted to another table,
but I'm not getting the results that I hoped for. If a single sql
statement adds or deletes multiple entries, the rule still only
adjusts the value by one, when I want it to adjust the value by the
number of rows that were added or deleted.
To recreate this problem, first set up the schema:
CREATE TABLE counter (
counter_key int,
counter_value int
) ;
INSERT INTO counter (counter_key, counter_value) VALUES (1, 0) ;
CREATE TABLE entries (
entry_key int
) ;
CREATE RULE entries_insert AS ON INSERT TO entries DO UPDATE counter
SET counter_value = counter_value + 1 WHERE counter_key = 1 ;
CREATE RULE entries_delete AS ON DELETE TO entries DO UPDATE counter
SET counter_value = counter_value - 1 WHERE counter_key = 1 ;
Then enter some values:
INSERT INTO entries (entry_key) VALUES (1) ;
INSERT INTO entries (entry_key) VALUES (2) ;
INSERT INTO entries (entry_key) VALUES (3) ;
INSERT INTO entries (entry_key) VALUES (4) ;
INSERT INTO entries (entry_key) VALUES (5) ;
At this point the counter table should show a counter_value of 5,
because there are 5 entries in the entries table. Now, if you delete
3 of those entries, the counter table should show a value of 2, but
instead it only counts it as a single transaction.
DELETE FROM entries WHERE entry_key > 2 ;
Why doesn't the entries_delete rule hit for each row that's being
adjusted. Or, more importantly, how can I adjust the rule so that it
will count each row that's be added/deleted?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
-Scott