one view for 2 different tables

[Prabu Subroto]

Dear my friends...

I am developing a database application with postgres
7.2.x, qt on SuSE 9.1 . I am in a situation where I
have to use QDataTable and I have to use QSqlCursor
that support only 1 table manipulation ( QSqlCursor *
cursor = QSqlCursor("viewpatrix", true, db); ).

So, as a strategy I make a view. with this view I hope
I can work with more than 1 table at a time.

kv=# create view viewpatrix as select customer.custid,
customerdescription.descr
iption, customer.firstname,
customer.lastname from customer, customerdescription
where
customer.custid=customerdescription.custid;

but I have problems if I want to make data update and
data insertion from the QDataTable because I don't
know how the rule should be.

kv=# create rule viewpatrixcustdesc as on update to
viewpatrix do instead update customerdescription set
description=new.description where custid=old.custid;
CREATE RULE
kv=#

OK, it works if the user wants to update the data in
table "customerdescription".

should I simply create another rule like this:
kv=# create rule viewpatrixcust as on update to
viewpatrix do instead update customer set
firstname=new.firstname, lastname=new.lastname where
custid=old.custid;
CREATE RULE
kv=#

But how to make that the user can I also update the
data in the table "customer" (customer.firstname and
customer.lastname).

Is it possible to create one view but from
updating/inserting the data in the coresponded rule
than the records in more then 2 tables are also
updated/inserted?

Thank you very much for your help.

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