Hi Oisin

On 03/02/05, Oisin Glynn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I have something simlar working on windows in V 8.0  
> My select loks like:
> 
> SELECT *,function_message_context(inbox.rowid) from inbox; 

This works great for a function returning a single column. I'm not sure
how to do it with a function returning more than one column.

st4=> select *, fn_message_context(n_id) from inbox;
ERROR:  cannot display a value of type record

Rory

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rory Campbell-Lange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Postgresql General List" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 15:04
> Subject: [GENERAL] Select from function for part of column results
> 
> > I've written a function to provide information relating to each row in
> > an inbox. I'd like to do a query returning some information from each
> > row of the inbox + some columns from the function pertinent to each row
> > returned.
> > 
> > I've tried the following on 7.4.6:
> > 
> >     t4=> select * from function_message_context(inbox.rowid), inbox; 
> >     ERROR:  function expression in FROM may not refer to other 
> >             relations of same query level
> > 
> > Is there a way I can get the function to provide some columns in the
> > query?

-- 
Rory Campbell-Lange 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<www.campbell-lange.net>

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