Re: Returning Rows in Procedure - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David Johnston
Subject Re: Returning Rows in Procedure
Date
Msg-id D5E93928-A5D2-4B89-A367-275F525E8412@yahoo.com
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In response to Returning Rows in Procedure  (Adarsh Sharma <adarsh.sharma@orkash.com>)
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Create function a(int)
Returns TABLE(col1 text)
As $$

...

$$
Language 'plpgsql'



On May 24, 2011, at 4:08, Adarsh Sharma <adarsh.sharma@orkash.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I need to return the rows of a table which was also created in that procedure.
>
> I know it is very easy when the table is existed before and we can specify like this to return
>
> create function a(integer) returns setof exist_table as $$
>
> But it gives error when the table is also created in the procedure like below :
>
> create function a(integer) returns setof record as $$
> declare
> a text;
> begin
> execute 'insert into a values('asdd');
> execute 'insert into a values('affffsdd');
> execute 'insert into a values('affsdd');
> execute 'insert into a values('ashjgdd');
> execute 'insert into a values('asfjfgddd');
>
> ---Now i want to return the rows of a
> DECLARE
>  r a%ROWTYPE;
> BEGIN
>  FOR r in SELECT * FROM a
>  LOOP
>     RETURN NEXT r;
>  END LOOP;
> RETURN;
> END;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' ;
>
> ERROR:  relation "user_news_tmp2" does not exist
> CONTEXT:  compilation of PL/pgSQL function "create_user_report2" near line 22
>
> How to achieve this ?
>
> Thanks & best Regards,
> Adarsh
>
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