Re: For loop - Mailing list pgsql-sql

As you can see in the manual (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-control-structures.html) you have to remove the ; after the initial LOOP

 

LOOP
    statements

    IF i > 1000000 THEN EXIT;
END LOOP;

 

Or you can try...

 

WHILE i <= 1000000 LOOP
    statements
END LOOP;

 

Or even... (don't initialize i in this case)

 

FOR i IN 1 .. 1000000 LOOP
    statements
END LOOP;

>>> "Ezequias R. da Rocha" <ezequias@fastcon.com.br> 2007-03-13 14:00 >>>
Ezequias R. da Rocha escreveu:
> Hi list,
>
> I would like to test the power of processing of postgresql (and my
> server) by insert a large ammount of data on a table I have.
>
> I would like to know how to implement a For... loop . With it I think
> I could check the real power of my server.
>
> Ezequias
>
I tryed a way but it is not working. Please see it:

LOOP;
    -- some computations
insert into carga (desc) values ('My Text');
    IF count > 1000000 THEN
        EXIT;  -- exit loop
    END IF;
END LOOP;

The postgresql reports the following error:
/
ERROR: syntax error at or near "LOOP"
SQL state: 42601
Character: 1/

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