Hello
there is fix for bug Re: [BUGS] BUG #4907: stored procedures and changed tables
regards
Pavel Stehule
2009/7/10 Sergey Burladyan <eshkinkot@gmail.com>:
> Sergey Burladyan <eshkinkot@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
>>
>> > Michael Tenenbaum wrote:
>> >
>> > > If I have a stored procedure that returns a set of records of a table, I get
>> > > an error message that the procedure's record is the wrong type after I
>> > > change some columns in the table.
>> > >
>> > > Deleting the procedure then rewriting the procedure does not help. The only
>> > > thing that works is deleting both the stored procedure and the table and
>> > > starting over again.
>> >
>> > Does it work if you disconnect and connect again?
>>
>> No, example:
>
> More simple:
>
> PostgreSQL 8.4.0 on i486-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc-4.3.real (Debian 4.3.3-13) 4.3.3, 32-bit
>
> create table t (i int);
> alter table t add v text; alter table t drop i;
> create function foo() returns setof t language plpgsql as $$begin return query select * from t; end$$;
> select foo();
> ERROR: 42804: structure of query does not match function result type
> ПОДРОБНО: Number of returned columns (1) does not match expected column count (2).
> КОНТЕКСТ: PL/pgSQL function "foo" line 1 at RETURN QUERY
> РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ: validate_tupdesc_compat, pl_exec.c:5143
>
> So, function with RETURNS SETOF tbl does not work if it created after ALTER TABLE
>
> 8.3.7 too:
>
> PostgreSQL 8.3.7 on i486-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc-4.3.real (Debian 4.3.3-5) 4.3.3
>
> create table t (i int);
> alter table t add v text; alter table t drop i;
> create function foo() returns setof t language plpgsql as $$begin return query select * from t; end$$;
> select * from foo();
> ERROR: 42804: structure of query does not match function result type
> КОНТЕКСТ: PL/pgSQL function "foo" line 1 at RETURN QUERY
> РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ: exec_stmt_return_query, pl_exec.c:2173
>
>
> --
> Sergey Burladyan
>
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