Re: "ERROR: Argument of WHERE must not be a set function"? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Dennis Gearon
Subject Re: "ERROR: Argument of WHERE must not be a set function"?
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In response to "ERROR: Argument of WHERE must not be a set function"?  (Drew Wilson <amw@speakeasy.net>)
Responses Re: "ERROR: Argument of WHERE must not be a set function"?  (Drew Wilson <amw@speakeasy.net>)
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a view instead of the function?

Drew Wilson wrote:
> I want to use a function to generate a list of OIDs to be used in a
> subselect.
>
> However, I can't figure out what to return from my function that will
> properly work in a WHERE clause.
>
> I tried:
> CREATE FUNCTION myTest() RETURNS SETOF oid AS 'SELECT id FROM foo;'
> LANGUAGE SQL;
>
> But when I try:
> SELECT * FROM foo WHERE id in in (myTest());
>
> I get this error message:
> "ERROR: Argument of WHERE must not be a set function"
>
>
> How can I use a function to generate my subselect? (I want to cal my
> function just once, and avoid calling it once per row.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drew
>
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