Re: [SQL] PL/pgSQL syntax for strings

2001-11-03 Thread Edward Grabczewski
I've sorted this one thanks to John Berkus. Thanks guys. I've included the solution below for your interest. === DROP TABLE rtest; DROP INDEX rtest_xz_index; DROP INDEX rtest_yz_index; DROP INDEX rtest_xy_index; CREATE TABLE rtest (

Re: [SQL] SQL FUNCTION return type on INSERT

2001-11-03 Thread Edward Grabczewski
I've just looked at the new online 7.2 documentation and found that all functions must end in some kind of select. How about this then? CREATE FUNCTION foo(varchar) RETURN unknown AS ' INSERT INTO footable VALUES ($1); SELECT null; ' LANGUAGE 'sql'; &qu

[SQL] SQL FUNCTION return type on INSERT

2001-11-03 Thread Edward Grabczewski
What value should I RETURN for a SQL FUNCTION that contains an INSERT statement? -- Eddy Grabczewski [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

[SQL] PL/pgSQL syntax for strings

2001-11-01 Thread Edward Grabczewski
Could someone please tell me the correct syntax for the following problem in plpgsql: The following expression code sample works but now (for example) I'd like to subsitute the variables $1 and $2 for the numbers 0 and 2 in the following expression: INSERT INTO rtest(xz,yz,xy) VALUES ( \'(0,2),