Hi,

As for some current_*** functions, "select current_user;" seems to
work, but  "select current_user();" doesn't . Though current_user is
defined as one of functions, why does such an error occur ?

renew=# select current_user();
ERROR:   parser: parse error at or near "(" at character 20


Regards,
Masaru Sugawara


renew=# \df
                                                              List of functions
   Result data type  |   Schema   |         Name          | Argument data types        
                                         
---------------------+------------+-----------------------+-----------
 ...
 name                | pg_catalog | current_database      | 
 name                | pg_catalog | current_schema        | 
 name[]              | pg_catalog | current_schemas       | boolean
 text                | pg_catalog | current_setting       | text
 name                | pg_catalog | current_user          | 
 ...


renew=# select current_user();
ERROR:   parser: parse error at or near "(" at character 20

renew=# select current_database();
 current_database 
------------------
 renew
(1 row)

renew=# select current_schema();
 current_schema 
----------------
 public
(1 row)

renew=# select current_schema(true);
   current_schemas   
---------------------
 {pg_catalog,postgres,public}
(1 row)

renew=# select current_schema(false);
   current_schemas   
---------------------
 {postgres,public}
(1 row)

renew=# select current_setting('search_path');
 current_setting 
-----------------
 $user,public
(1 row)







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