Re: returning parameters from function - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Shoaib Mir
Subject Re: returning parameters from function
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Msg-id bf54be870612120751w1185c4ebn57560507102d7834@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: returning parameters from function  (Rikard Pavelic <rikard.pavelic@zg.htnet.hr>)
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You can use it as:

SELECT * FROM get_test_data(1000) AS t1 (emp_name VARCHAR);

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Shoaib Mir
EnterpriseDB (www.enterprisedb.com)

On 12/12/06, Rikard Pavelic <rikard.pavelic@zg.htnet.hr> wrote:
Shoaib Mir wrote:
> You can use a SETOF function as:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_test_data (numeric)
>     RETURNS SETOF RECORD AS
> $$
> DECLARE
>     temp_rec    RECORD;
> BEGIN
>     FOR temp_rec IN (SELECT ename FROM emp WHERE sal > $1)
>     LOOP
>         RETURN NEXT temp_rec;
>     END LOOP;
>     RETURN;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
>
This doesn't work. ;(
I get ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions
returning "record"
SQL state: 42601
when running this function

Regards,
Rikard

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