Re: [SQL] Creating a function with single quotes

2009-02-20 Thread Jasen Betts
On 2009-02-19, Shawn Tayler stay...@washoecounty.us wrote: Hello, This has me befuddled. I am trying create a simple experiment, rather new to SQL and I am running into an issue with single quotes. All I can find on creating a function states the procedure should be contained within single

Re: [SQL] Creating a function with single quotes

2009-02-20 Thread Shawn Tayler
Hello Jasen and the List, I tried the $$ quote suggestion: create function f_csd_interval(integer) returns interval as $$ BEGIN RETURN $1 * interval '1 msec' END; $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; Here is what I got: edacs=# \i 'f_csd_interval.sql' psql:f_csd_interval.sql:7: ERROR: syntax error at or

Re: [SQL] Creating a function with single quotes

2009-02-20 Thread Leif B. Kristensen
On Friday 20. February 2009, Shawn Tayler wrote: Hello Jasen and the List, I tried the $$ quote suggestion: create function f_csd_interval(integer) returns interval as $$ BEGIN RETURN $1 * interval '1 msec' END; $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; Here is what I got: edacs=# \i 'f_csd_interval.sql'

Fwd: Re: [SQL] Creating a function with single quotes

2009-02-20 Thread Adrian Klaver
Memo to self: Remember hit reply all. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Re: [SQL] Creating a function with single quotes Date: Friday 20 February 2009 From: Adrian Klaver akla...@comcast.net To: Leif B. Kristensen l...@solumslekt.org On Friday 20 February 2009 6:13:03 am you

Re: [SQL] Creating a function with single quotes

2009-02-20 Thread Leif B. Kristensen
On Friday 20. February 2009, Adrian Klaver wrote: Actually you need both semicolons. One after the RETURN statement and one after the END statement See below for full details: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/plpgsql-structure.html I see the documentation, but empirically you

[SQL] Creating a function with single quotes

2009-02-19 Thread Shawn Tayler
Hello, This has me befuddled. I am trying create a simple experiment, rather new to SQL and I am running into an issue with single quotes. All I can find on creating a function states the procedure should be contained within single quotes. My problem comes when I want to use a textual