Re: SELECT EXTRACT doesn't work with variables? - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:03:27 +0100
Conxita Marín <comarin@telefonica.net> wrote:

> I try to do something like this:
>
> CREATE FUNCTION prova() RETURNS numeric(20,0) AS
> '
> DECLARE
>         aux TIMESTAMP;
>         aux2 numeric(20,0);
> BEGIN
>         aux = ''01.01.2002 00:00:00 CET'';
>         aux2 = SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP aux);


Instead of this line, I think you need to execute the following statement:

             SELECT INTO aux2 EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM aux);


Regards,
Masaru Sugawara