2014-06-26 18:26 GMT+02:00 Raymond O'Donnell <rod@iol.ie>:
On 25/06/2014 23:19, Dennis Ryan wrote: > I having trouble with correct syntax to get this trigger function to > compile. I have tried every combination of removing the ‘;’ characters > but the function will not compile. Can someone tell me what I am doing > wrong, I am stumped. I will be adding addition when clauses the case > statement once I get this simplified version to compile. > > I am using 9.3.4, both postgres and psql. > > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sn_dm_b.pm_insert_trigger() > RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$ > BEGIN > CASE > WHEN NEW.period = 201001 > THEN INSERT INTO sn_dm_b.pm201001 VALUES (NEW.*);
The problem is the semi-colon after (NEW.*). There isn't one inside a CASE construct.
no, using INSERT inside SQL CASE is not possible (with or without semicolon), but inside PL/pgSQL it is ok. But PL/pgSQL statement uses END CASE like others END .. END IF, END LOOP,
Regards
Pavel
Ray.
> END; > RETURN NULL; > END; > $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; > > > ERROR: syntax error at or near ";" > LINE 7: END;
-- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@iol.ie
