Re: Database trigger on AFTER UPDATE with Procedure Bldr.

> > The mutating table message shows that you are trying to query a table value
> > which is/may be currently being modified, in this case the :old value. It
> > *may* work if you referred to the :new value - I forget the exact
> > conditions for mutation and I'm almost surprised that you are getting a
> > mutation problem... unless entry_id is being updated?

> I tried that code, and regardless of whether I use "new" or "old", it returns
> the error message "Cannot change trigger NEW values in AFTER row triggers."

The mutating table error probably has nothing to do with the second table. You can not do what you are attempting to do in a trigger. Instead of using a trigger use a stored procedure. Pass you values to the proc and have the proc query table2 and then insert the appropriate row.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Mon Jan 04 1999 - 13:08:17 CST