Thread: How to use parameters in stored procedures?

Hi guys,

I'm very new to PostgresSQL, coming from MS SQL. I'm trying to write a
function that will select a row from a location:

CREATE FUNCTION SelectLocation(IN "myLocationID" int4) RETURNS
"Location"
LANGUAGE 'sql' AS
$BODY$
SELECT
    "LocationID",
    "Name",
    "PhoneNumber",
    "FaxNumber",
    "EmailAddress",
    "StreetAddress",
    "City",
    "Province",
    "PostalCode"
FROM "Location"
WHERE "LocationID" = "myLocationID"
ORDER BY "Name";
$BODY$

I get an error that the column myLocationID doesn't exist. I'm sure
it's something simple, but I can't figure it out.

Also too, why do I have to quote columns and tables?

Thanks guys,
Mike

On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 09:53:29AM -0800, Cyphos wrote:
> I get an error that the column myLocationID doesn't exist. I'm sure
> it's something simple, but I can't figure it out.

Not all procedural languages support named arguments.  Apparently
SQL functions don't, so use $1, $2, etc.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/xfunc-sql.html

> Also too, why do I have to quote columns and tables?

You don't have to...unless you created them that way.  See the
discussion of quoted identifiers in the documentation and in the
FAQ:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-syntax.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html#item4.21

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Michael Fuhr