On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just noticed the following statement in the CREATE VIEW documentation (9.2
> and 9.1):
>
> Currently, views are read only: the system will not allow an insert,
> update, or delete on a view. You can get the effect of an updatable view
> by
> creating rules that rewrite inserts, etc. on the view into appropriate
> actions
> on other tables. For more information see CREATE RULE.
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to refer to INSTEAD OF triggers?
>
> My understanding was that an INSTEAD OF trigger was preferred over a rule
> nowadays.
yup.
merlin