Re: Trigger plpgsql function, how to test if OLD is set?

Tomasz Myrta wrote:
> You can always check whether your trigger has been fired as insert or 
> update trigger.
> DECLARE old_orderid  integer;
> BEGIN
>    if TG_OP=''UPDATE'' then
>       old_orderid=OLD.orderid;
>    else
>       old_orderid=-1;
>    end if;

Thank you, that works well enough. I'm beginning to appreciate the
complexity of working with both the familiar DRI (contraints) and
triggers, which are something I have rarely used.