Richard Broersma <richard.broersma@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have a piece of python code that excutes a SQL statement:
>>> apitempCur.execute("select * from jfcs_balancedue('%s') f(enrolleeid varchar,
>>> course_cost decimal, paid_amt decimal)" % (enrollIds,));
>>> The "enrollids" is a list of primary keys and the "jfcs_balancedue" is a user
>>> defined function. What I don't understand is the "f(enrolleeid
>>> varchar, ...)" I have no idea what it's for? Would some kind soul educate
>>> me.
>> You can omit the "AS" from "table_name AS alias
>> (column_alias, ...)", but AFAIK PostgreSQL doesn't support
>> specifying a data type for each column. Which DBMS is this
>> code used for?
> Well, it doesn't support data-types in the alias declaration for all
> set returning relations with the exception of a set returning function
> (i.e. store procedure). The from clause has a give-away that this is
> a set returning function: "jfcs_balancedue('%s')" since it has a
> parameter.
> Notice the function name section taken from the from clause:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/sql-select.html#SQL-FROM
Another lesson learned :-). But it applies strictly to *re-
cord* returning functions, doesn't it? Because I had tested
generate_series() prior to my reply:
| tim=# SELECT ID FROM generate_series(1, 2) AS G(ID);
| id
| ----
| 1
| 2
| (2 Zeilen)
| tim=# SELECT ID FROM generate_series(1, 2) AS G(ID INT);
| ERROR: a column definition list is only allowed for functions returning "record"
| ZEILE 1: SELECT ID FROM generate_series(1, 2) AS G(ID INT);
| ^
| tim=#
but didn't follow the (now obvious) clue ...
Tim
