Yes, I'm a Newbie but I really like it so far except a few misunderstandings I have, like INOUT. (I am using 8.1 beta 3 on both WIN and FC w/ pgadmin III.)
I cannot use multiple in/out/inouts within functions to return results. How can I use INOUTS the right way? Here I thought I'd get an updated value from "func2" within "func1": -- FUNC1 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION func1(INOUT var_1 int4) AS ' DECLARE var_X RECORD; var_Y int4; BEGIN var_Y := var_1; RAISE NOTICE ''var_1 starts as %'',var_1; var_X := func2(var_1,var_Y); RAISE NOTICE ''var_X Now is %'',var_X; RAISE NOTICE ''var_1 Now is %'',var_1; END --test__inout ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE; ---FUNC2 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION func2(INOUT var_1 int4, INOUT var_Y int4) AS ' BEGIN var_1 = var_1 + var_1; RAISE NOTICE ''var_1 in func2 is %'',var_1; END --func2 ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE; -----RESULTS: NOTICE: var_1 starts as 5 NOTICE: var_1 in func2 is 10 CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "func1" line 7 at assignment NOTICE: var_X Now is (10,5) NOTICE: var_1 Now is 5 Total query runtime: 30 ms. Data retrieval runtime: 0 ms. 1 rows retrieved. (Shouldn't var_1 = 10 Now?) ANY ADVICE? Where can I find out how to handle them correctly? I have tried using Return and such but I don't get it. (Been reading all the online and support help I can find.) Does PL/PGSQL handle INOUTS the same as ORACLE PL/SQL? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings