Re: Function, that returns set of 2 tables columns - Mailing list pgsql-general

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On 02/13/07 07:46, Dmitriy Chumack wrote:
> Hi *
>
>   I need to write a function, that returns a set of all columns from 2
>   tables.
[snip]
>     for i in select * from "Table1", "Table2"
>     loop
>        return next i;
>     end loop;
[snip]
>
>   This two tables have about 20 columns together, so I don't want list
>   them each I call this function. Can I achieve this in some other
>   (right) way?
>
>   P.S. I don't want to create a specific type for this purpose, but
>   if there is no other way, I should.

What do these tables join on?

Creating a view might work.

CREATE VIEW V_SIDE_BY_SIDE AS
    SELECT T1.*, T2.*
    FROM TABLE1 T1,
         TABLE2 T2
    WHERE T1.PK = T2.PK;

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