Re: Perform trigger upon read

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

At 3/29/01 02:16 PM -0400, you wrote:

>  >> The as400 does not support triggering of read operations.
>
>I'm afraid I can't think of a solution for you right now that does not
>involve changing the source - but I do ask that you make sure that IBM know
>you want this facility.  A number of us have asked for this in the past but
>been told that the performance hit would be such that IBM does not believe
>users want this facility.  Many of us feel that the performance cost is
>lower than the alternatives and therefore would like to see this on the 
>system.

  I would definitely vote for that capability.  Certain functions must be 
done at the DB level in order for integrity to be guaranteed.  As with any 
technique, performance must be factored into the equation when deciding to 
implement it.

  -mark

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