Before I go too far, has anyone got any ideas on this?
On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 14:18, Steve Tucknott wrote:
> (Sorry if this appears twice - I sent the previous mail as the wrong
> mail ID)
>
> PostgreSQL 7.4.5
>
> Is there a way of using %ROWTYPE in custom types?
> I want to return two/three complete record areas to a calling 4gl
> program.
> I can define a custom type, ie:
> CREATE TYPE myTest AS (
> fld1 INTEGER,
> fld2 VARCHAR,
> fld3 .......etc
> );
> This works fine. But if I define:
> CREATE TYPE myTest AS (
> area1 tableName1%ROWTYPE,
> area2 tableName2%ROWTYPE
> );
> I get an error. This then means that I have to define myTest with the
> individual fields (which I can do) - but which in turn means that if the
> tables change, I have to remember to change the procs.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Tucknott
>
> ReTSol Ltd
>
> DDI: 01903 828769
>
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