using NEW in a trigger calling a function in plpgsql...

Hey,

I'm attempting to create update/insert/delete triggers which end up relying
on two functions, add_influence and remove_influence (both plpgsql
functions).  I've attempted to call these functions which accepts a known
table as a parameter, and am PERFORM'ing a call to that function with NEW as
the parameter.  The error I receive is: ERROR:  NEW used in non-rule query.
Can I accomplish this in plpgsql, or do I need to switch over to C/C++?  I
would prefer to not re-select the data info another variable...

Thanks,
Rob

Robert Creager
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