I've written many stored procedures in ms sql and a good many functions in postgres, but I'm rather unsure of how to get a list back from a postgres function which is not based on a table. Example from sql server:
set ANSI_NULLS ON set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[procPatient] @PatStatusID int = 0 AS BEGIN SELECT PatID, PatFName + ' ' + PatLName as pname FROM tblPatient WHERE PatStatusID = @PatStatusID END Output from the sproc above is like PatID pname 123 Merton Baffled 129 Jim Puzzled I've spent a good deal of time reading here and in the pg docs about functions that use SETOF. I can't find a plain and simple way to do something like the above. Is there? I simply need to pass in some params, and do some evals inside the function and return a set that includes some cols that are not part of the base table. I've seen solutions that involve OUT params; a method which uses RECORD that requires the columns to be defined in the call; refcursors (which I don't really understand); are those the only options? A simple example like the one I've used for sql server above would be ideal. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Return-rows-from-function-with-expressions-tf3812759.html#a10792602 Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq