Re: [GENERAL] PSQL Function() help.... - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [GENERAL] PSQL Function() help....
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.21.0001120420130.3735-100000@localhost.localdomain
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In response to PSQL Function() help....  ("Dale Anderson" <danderso@crystalsugar.com>)
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On 2000-01-12, Dale Anderson mentioned:

>     Here is what I am trying to do.  I an trying to create a function
> that is passed two numbers, get_people(2000,1).  The first value is a
> year, and the second is a week.  What I want the function to do, is to
> select all the names from a name table, and return a list of names
> that don't have an entry in the data table for the year, and week
> specified.  Can this be done??

No. Functions cannot return result sets. Certainly a deficiency, but
nobody is perfect.


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