function does not exist error... - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Dan Jewett
Subject function does not exist error...
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Msg-id p05200f02ba02df1d4182@[162.84.132.56]
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Responses Re: function does not exist error...  ("Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>)
List pgsql-novice
Can someone help me figure out why my trigger can't meet my function?
Other than the obvious reason that I'm a total beginner, and I don't
know what the heck I'm doing. :-)

After I got the CreateTrigger error, I reran the CreateFunction query
just to see what would happen:

recordings=> CREATE FUNCTION check_participant(varchar) RETURNS opaque AS '
    DECLARE name ALIAS FOR $1;
    BEGIN
    SELECT fname FROM participant WHERE fname = name; IF FOUND
THEN RETURN 0;
    ELSE INSERT INTO artist (fname) VALUES (name); END IF; END;'
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

ERROR:  function check_participant already exists with same argument types

recordings=> CREATE TRIGGER trigger_artist BEFORE INSERT ON participant
    FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE check_participant();

ERROR:  CreateTrigger: function check_participant() does not exist

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