possible bug in \df+ - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Rajesh Kumar Mallah.
Subject possible bug in \df+
Date
Msg-id 200208021947.28780.mallah@trade-india.com
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List pgsql-sql

Hi there ,

" SELECT prosrc from  pg_proc where proname='<procedure_name>'; "

and

\df+ <procedure_name>  are reporting two different versions
for FUNCTION body.


eg:

\df+ category_path shows:


DECLARE v_category_id ALIAS FOR $1;
DECLARE tmp_record RECORD;
DECLARE tmp_id VARCHAR;
DECLARE tmp_code VARCHAR;

BEGIN       tmp_code := '' ;       SELECT INTO tmp_record b.name , a.category_id , a.parent_category_id  from
category_tree_newa natural inner         join categories_new b where category_id=v_category_id and a.link is not true ;
     IF NOT FOUND THEN               RETURN  'Home';       END IF; 
       IF tmp_record.category_id = 0 THEN               RETURN tmp_record.name;       END IF;
       tmp_id := category_path_text(tmp_record.parent_category_id) ;
       IF tmp_record.category_id <> 0 THEN               tmp_code := tmp_id || ' > ' || tmp_record.name ;       END IF;
       RETURN tmp_code;
END;


and select from pg_proc gives

DECLARE v_category_id ALIAS FOR $1;
DECLARE tmp_record RECORD;
DECLARE tmp_id VARCHAR;
DECLARE tmp_code VARCHAR;

BEGIN       tmp_code := '' ;       SELECT INTO tmp_record b.name , a.category_id , a.parent_category_id  from
category_tree_newa natural inner join categories_new b where category_id=v_category_id and a.link is not true ;
IFNOT FOUND THEN               RETURN '0' || ':' ||  'ROOT';       END IF; 
       IF tmp_record.category_id = 0 THEN               RETURN tmp_record.category_id || ':' ||  tmp_record.name ;
END IF; 
       tmp_id := category_path(tmp_record.parent_category_id) ;
       IF tmp_record.category_id <> 0 THEN               tmp_code := tmp_id   || '#' || tmp_record.category_id || ':'
||tmp_record.name ;       END IF; 
       RETURN tmp_code;
END;



regds
mallah.




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