In article <d1fenn+gi8u@...>, Salisburyproject wrote:

> Can I somehow lock a column, so a value cannot be further modified by
> any mean (API, ODBC, etc.). E.g. - add the value at row insertion and
> never allow further update.

Define an before update trigger that does

new.field = old.field

or

if new.field <> old.field then
raise exception

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