Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF
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Msg-id 162867790711301018y3d036823u3b96730c344756da@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF  (Cultural Sublimation <cultural_sublimation@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>)
Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF  ("Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure@gmail.com>)
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On 30/11/2007, Cultural Sublimation <cultural_sublimation@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I would guess you're calling it like:
> >
> >   SELECT get_items2();
> >
> > whereas, you should call set returning functions like:
> >
> >   SELECT * FROM get_items2();
>
> Hi,
>
> Yeah, that was the problem -- thanks!
>
> But still on that subject: is my version of get_items2 the simplest
> that is possible in PL/pgSQL?  It seems awfully verbose compared to
> the SQL version...
>

no. Your simplest version is historic relict and is available only in
sql language. I am not sure, maybe in C language too.

Pavel



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