I think the language needs to be in quotes ... ... ' language 'sql';
>>> "Jon Griffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/12/03 11:59AM >>> You need to put your aliases in: value1 alias for $1; etc. Hello, > > I am trying to create a database trigger which inserts into a second > table. I have created the following function in accordance with the > reference manual documentation (7.2). > > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION orderinsert(INTEGER, VARCHAR) RETURNS INTEGER > AS ' > > INSERT INTO HEXORDERS ( CUSTOMER_ID, ORDER_KEY, DISTRIBUTOR_ID, > ORDER_AMOUNT, ORDER_GST ) VALUES ( $1, $2, 1, 0, 0 ) ; > > SELECT 1 ; > > ' LANGUAGE SQL ; > > > > It fails with the cryptic error "parse error at or near ;". Can anyone > tell me what is wrong with this syntax? > > Regards ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster