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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2005-08-23 23:51:18 +0000
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2005-08-23 23:51:18 +0000
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< * Allow triggers to be disabled [trigger] > * -Allow triggers to be disabled [trigger] > * Allow triggers to be disabled in only the current session. < Currently the only way to disable triggers is to modify the system < tables. > This is currently possible by starting a multi-statement transaction, > modifying the system tables, performing the desired SQL, restoring the > system tables, and committing the transaction. ALTER TABLE ... > TRIGGER requires a table lock so it is not idea for this usage.
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2 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 6fb373cb41b..e3c99a0c77d 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
PostgreSQL TODO List
====================
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Sat Aug 20 21:04:41 EDT 2005
+Last updated: Tue Aug 23 19:51:09 EDT 2005
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -638,10 +638,13 @@ Referential Integrity
* Change foreign key constraint for array -> element to mean element
in array?
* Allow DEFERRABLE UNIQUE constraints?
-* Allow triggers to be disabled [trigger]
+* -Allow triggers to be disabled [trigger]
+* Allow triggers to be disabled in only the current session.
- Currently the only way to disable triggers is to modify the system
- tables.
+ This is currently possible by starting a multi-statement transaction,
+ modifying the system tables, performing the desired SQL, restoring the
+ system tables, and committing the transaction. ALTER TABLE ...
+ TRIGGER requires a table lock so it is not idea for this usage.
* With disabled triggers, allow pg_dump to use ALTER TABLE ADD FOREIGN KEY
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
index edd160c3f77..953e9df3356 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#A00000" alink="#0000FF">
<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Sat Aug 20 21:04:41 EDT 2005
+Last updated: Tue Aug 23 19:51:09 EDT 2005
</p>
<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
@@ -580,9 +580,12 @@ first.
</li><li>Change foreign key constraint for array -&gt; element to mean element
in array?
</li><li>Allow DEFERRABLE UNIQUE constraints?
- </li><li>Allow triggers to be disabled [<a href="http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgtodo?trigger">trigger</a>]
-<p> Currently the only way to disable triggers is to modify the system
- tables.
+ </li><li>-<em>Allow triggers to be disabled [<a href="http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgtodo?trigger">trigger</a>]</em>
+ </li><li>Allow triggers to be disabled in only the current session.
+<p> This is currently possible by starting a multi-statement transaction,
+ modifying the system tables, performing the desired SQL, restoring the
+ system tables, and committing the transaction. ALTER TABLE ...
+ TRIGGER requires a table lock so it is not idea for this usage.
</p>
</li><li>With disabled triggers, allow pg_dump to use ALTER TABLE ADD FOREIGN KEY
<p> If the dump is known to be valid, allow foreign keys to be added