Re: What's wrong with this function - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Jie Liang
Subject Re: What's wrong with this function
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.10.10102091025110.33254-100000@tidal.ipinc.com
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In response to What's wrong with this function  (Najm Hashmi <najm@mondo-live.com>)
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I just know you can use implict cursor inside the plpgsql
e.g
declare
rec record;
begin 
FOR rec IN select_clause LOOP    statements
END LOOP;
end;


Jie LIANG

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On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Najm Hashmi wrote:

> Hi all,
>  Here  is a plpgsql function:
> flipr'#create function test_cur() returns text as'
> flipr'# declare
> flipr'#  mycur  cursor for select title from songs where song_id=10;
> flipr'#  usr        record;
> flipr'#  results    text;
> flipr'# begin
> flipr'#  open mycur;
> flipr'#  fetch next from mycur into usr;
> flipr'#  close mycur;
> flipr'#  results:= usr.title;
> flipr'#
> flipr'# end;
> flipr'# ' language 'plpgsql';
> CREATE
> flipr=# select test_cur() as Title;
> NOTICE:  plpgsql: ERROR during compile of test_cur near line 2
> ERROR:  parse error at or near "cursor"
> 
> What I am doing wrong?
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Regards, Najm
> 
> 



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