Re: PLPGSQL/EXCEPTION HANDLING - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Jaime Casanova wrote:
> On 6/12/06, renneyt@yahoo.com <renneyt@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> In a function implemented in 7.4.8 I had the following error when I call
>> the function:
>>
>> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "EXCEPTION"
>>
>> Offending line is:
>>     EXCEPTION WHEN dup_val_on_index THEN NULL;
>>
>> When this line is removed, all is well.
>>
>
> that's because that construction was added in 8.0, you have to upgrade
> to use it
>
What part of the original  construction is  not supported?
Are any "exception when" statements supported?

Thanks