Thread: Re: [GENERAL] PL/pgsql return resultset/cursor?
I have added an FAQ item and improved the documentation. Seems the
official current docs aren't being built regularly, (last April 3), so I
pointed to my web copy in the FAQ:
4.25) How do I return multiple rows or columns from a function?
You can return result sets from PL/pgSQL functions using refcursors. See
http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/plpgsql-cursors.html,
section 23.7.3.3.
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Richard Emberson wrote:
> Thanks for the example. Whoever maintains the documentation ought to put such
> an
> example in the refcursor section.
>
> Richard
>
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > Jan Wieck wrote:
> > > Richard Emberson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to return a result-set or cursor from a PL/pgsql
> > > > procedure, like
> > > >
> > > > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo()
> > > > RETURNS <WHAT_TYPE> AS '
> > > > BEGIN
> > > > RETURN SELECT * from FOO;
> > > > END;
> > > > ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
> > > >
> > > > If you open a cursor in a procedure, it gets closed when the procedure
> > > > exits, right?
> > >
> > > Cursors get closed in PostgreSQL when you close them or when
> > > the transaction ends.
> > >
> > > Look at the refcursor data type (new in v7.2) and use
> > > transactions.
> >
> > Here is a sample:
> >
> > create table aa(a int, b int, c int);
> > create function f() returns refcursor as '
> > declare
> > r refcursor;
> > begin
> > open r for select * from aa;
> > return r;
> > end;' language 'plpgsql';
> >
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Bruce Momjian writes: > I have added an FAQ item and improved the documentation. Seems the > official current docs aren't being built regularly, (last April 3), Probably because the markup is temporarily broken. > so I pointed to my web copy in the FAQ: > > 4.25) How do I return multiple rows or columns from a function? > > You can return result sets from PL/pgSQL functions using refcursors. See > http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/plpgsql-cursors.html, > section 23.7.3.3. Please do not publish links to the development docs. -- Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net
Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Bruce Momjian writes: > > > I have added an FAQ item and improved the documentation. Seems the > > official current docs aren't being built regularly, (last April 3), > > Probably because the markup is temporarily broken. Oh, is that why. I just fixed it. > > so I pointed to my web copy in the FAQ: > > > > 4.25) How do I return multiple rows or columns from a function? > > > > You can return result sets from PL/pgSQL functions using refcursors. See > > http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/plpgsql-cursors.html, > > section 23.7.3.3. > > Please do not publish links to the development docs. How do I get around that? I would have to duplicate the doc information in the FAQ; seems ugly. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
There is updated version of Russian translation FAQ in attachment. With best wishes, Victor Vislobokov Perm, Russia
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