stupid – select * from depesz;

Stupid tricks – hiding value of column in select *

One of the most common questions is “how do I get select * from table, but without one of the column".

Short answer is of course – name your columns, instead of using *. Or use a view.

But I decided to take a look at the problem.

Dynamic updates of fields in NEW in PL/pgSQL

Today, on #postgresql on IRC, strk asked about updating fields in NEW record, in plpgsql, but where name of the field is in variable.

After some time, he sent his question to hackers mailing list. And he got prompt reply that it's not possible.

Well, I dare to disagree.