On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:51 PM, <mgo...@isstrucksoftware.net> wrote: > I am trying to convert stored procedures from SQL Anywhere to Postgres. > I am getting error > > ERROR: syntax error at or near "return" > LINE 2: return integer AS > ^ > > > ********** Error ********** > > ERROR: syntax error at or near "return" > SQL state: 42601 > Character: 81 > > when I run this. I'm not sure what the problem is here. Any help would > be appreciated. > > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION "iss"."ConfigAddKey" (in > isscontrib.citext,pkeyname) > return integer AS > $BODY$ > begin > > declare l:retval integer; > declare l:id integer; > > if exists(select id into l:id from iss.configkeys where keyname = > pkeyname) then > l:retval := l:id > else > insert into "iss".configkeys(keyname) values (pKeyname); > end if; > return retval > > end; > $BODY$ > LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
Well, the languages are obviously not compatible. You're going to have to convert them all and to do that you're going to have a decent understanding of both languages. I doubt there are any automatic tools to do it. start here: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/plpgsql.html merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
