Antw: plpgsql function gets wierd with Null parameters - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Gerhard Dieringer
Subject Antw: plpgsql function gets wierd with Null parameters
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Msg-id s960603b.071@kopo001
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Responses Re: Antw: plpgsql function gets wierd with Null parameters  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Skeets Norquist wrote:

> When I call the following plpgsql function with the last two parameters
> as Null, the first parameter loses it's value:
>   ma=> select createFund('fred', null, null);
> ...    
> However it works fine when I give values to the last two params:
>   ma=> select createFund('fred', 'joe', 5);
> ...

It's a known bug of plpgsql that if one arg is NULL, all other args are also assumed to be NULL. 
I think (hope) this will be fixed in a future version.

Gerhard




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