Mike,
> I am trying to run this function but the return is not
> correct. If I run the select statement from the psql command
> line it works. My guess is that the WHERE clause could be
> causing the problem. Then again, it may be how I am using
> the FOR loop. The ides column is of type TEXT.
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sp_description_search(varchar)
> RETURNS varchar AS $$ -- <== Problem is here
> DECLARE
> myrec record;
> BEGIN
> FOR myrec IN SELECT * FROM tblStuff WHERE ides LIKE '%$1%' LOOP
> RETURN NEXT myrec; -- <== Problem is here
> END LOOP;
> RETURN;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
You need to declare this as a set-returning function if you're using
RETURN NEXT.
Best regards,
Ben Stewart
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