Re: A trigger vs. "default value" in a table

Hello Andrey

KISS - Why write code to do what oracle does for you?

Yechiel Adar
Mehish
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> Dear list !
> I need a very simple thing : each time a certain field is null during an
> insert, to substitiute a string "AAA" instead.
> What is better : to write a trigger to do so or to define a default value
> for that column in the table ?
> Thanks !
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> DBAndrey
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