Trigger issue...very interesting

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I have a trigger :

 create trigger tt
   on Mytable
   AFTER INSERT 
  AS
   BEGIN
   INSERT INTO Mytable(id) values(10)
END

QUESTION : This should fire indefinately, but it doesn't. Why ?

Posted 14-Dec-10 20:59pm

Updated 14-Dec-10 22:04pm

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Sandeep Mewara 15-Dec-10 3:33am

Sounds like you had an interview yesterday or today! Lots of questions like that...

Toniyo Jackson 15-Dec-10 4:04am

Always write your code inside code block

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WoutL · Answer 1 · 2010-12-14T21:18:00

This is by design. You can find information about it here[^]

Posted 14-Dec-10 21:18pm

Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 2 · 2010-12-14T21:42:00

It has to do with sp_dboption and sp_configure. Follow the link and search for "recursive triggers setting". That pretty much explains it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa258254(v=sql.80).aspx

Good luck,

Manfred

Posted 14-Dec-10 21:42pm