Re: returning a resultset from a function - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Erik Jones
Subject Re: returning a resultset from a function
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Msg-id B6FCAF76-05D5-4DC3-97D4-6453DC43CB0B@myemma.com
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In response to returning a resultset from a function  (Anton Andreev <fn30762@fmi.uni-sofia.bg>)
List pgsql-general
On Feb 15, 2008, at 2:56 PM, Anton Andreev wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How do I return a result set? Is there a better way in 'plpgsql'
> than the one described below?
> I do not want to make a select from a function(which pretty useful
> in many cases):
> SELECT * FROM getfoo();
> , but I want to just call the function with SELECT getfoo();

This article covers a way to do that: http://www.postgresonline.com/
journal/index.php?/categories/9-advanced.

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