David --
>
> I want to have a table with a timestamp field that automatically gets the
> value of now() on insert. The timestamp will never be updated. I assume I
> need to create a trigger to do this. If there is an easier way, please
> advise.
Perhaps, make the column so it has a default value of now, land then insert without specifying the timestamp column so it gets the default value:
create table foo (q_i_time timestamp with time zone not null default now(), someval int);
CREATE TABLE
billing=# insert into foo (someval) values (22);
INSERT 0 1
billing=# insert into foo (someval) values (26);
INSERT 0 1
billing=# insert into foo (someval) values (1);
INSERT 0 1
billing=# select * from foo;
q_i_time | someval
-------------------------------+---------
2008-02-25 17:23:03.247619-08 | 22
2008-02-25 17:23:07.43922-08 | 26
2008-02-25 17:23:10.111189-08 | 1
(3 rows)
HTH,
Greg Williamson
Senior DBA
GlobeXplorer LLC, a DigitalGlobe company
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