Re: function that return multiple fields and rows - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robert B. Easter
Subject Re: function that return multiple fields and rows
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Msg-id 0012111149221R.00289@comptechnews
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In response to function that return multiple fields and rows  (Wooi K <wooi2@halfmind.com>)
List pgsql-general
On Monday 11 December 2000 06:46, Wooi K wrote:
> Hi All,
>     I would like to write a function that returns multiple rows and multiple
> fields, something like this.  I know the syntax is probably wrong, any
> helps would be appreciated.
>
> CREATE FUNCTION GetGuestbookMessages (int4) RETURNS SETOF VARCHAR AS
> '
>         SELECT guestname, guestemail FROM GuestbookMessages WHERE UserId =
> $1 ' LANGUAGE 'sql';
>
> notice that I want to return more than one field and more than one record
> in the above function.  Thanks.
>
> wooi.

Why do you need this SELECT to be wrapped inside of a function?  Why not just
use your SELECT directly?  From where would you call this function (if it
could be made, which I don't think it can)?

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