Thread: Error in returning setof records

Hi all,
when i am returning function as setof record then it will give error
"ERROR:  set-valued function called in context that cannot accept a set
CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "gfs_ls" while casting return value to
function's return type"

plz help me to get rid of it

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Anjali Arora wrote:
> Hi all,
> when i am returning function as setof record then it will give error
> "ERROR:  set-valued function called in context that cannot accept a set
> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "gfs_ls" while casting return value to
> function's return type"

This is not a bug - see the manuals for details.

A set returning function is like a table so you need to call it as:
   SELECT * FROM my_set_function();

For general help you might like to try the general/sql mailing lists
rather than the bug tracker.
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   Richard Huxton
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