Re: Accessing table attributes from within PlPgSQL - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Henshall, Stuart - WCP
Subject Re: Accessing table attributes from within PlPgSQL
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In response to Accessing table attributes from within PlPgSQL  (Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>)
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RAISE NOTICE ''%'',x.bar;
should work (not tested it though)
hth,
- Stuart

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Johnson [mailto:ron.l.johnson@cox.net]
> Sent: 20 May 2002 00:34
> To: PgSQL Novice ML
> Subject: [NOVICE] Accessing table attributes from within PlPgSQL
>
>
> Hi,
>
> What is the method of accessing fields from within records?
>
> Apparently, PlPgSQL doesn't these methods
>     raise notice x.bar;
>     raise notice :x.bar;
> It must be something similar, right.
>
> As always, TIA from this postgresql newbie.
>
> test2=# select * from foo;
>  bar
> -----
>    1
>    2
>    3
> (3 rows)
>
> test2=# create or replace function curstst1() RETURNS INTEGER AS '
> test2'# declare x record;
> test2'# begin
> test2'#     for x in select * from foo loop
> test2'#         raise notice x.bar;
> test2'#     end loop;
> test2'#     return 1;
> test2'# end;
> test2'# ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
> CREATE
> test2=# select curstst1();
> NOTICE:  plpgsql: ERROR during compile of curstst1 near line 4
> ERROR:  parse error at or near "x.bar"
>
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