Thread: create function syntax error

Hello

I Always get "syntax error" for every function that I try to create, for
example:
    mydb'>create or replace function f_sum () returns void as '
    mydb'> select 2+2;
    mydb'>  ' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
    ERROR:  syntax error at or near "select" at character 56
    LINE 2: select 2+2;
        ^

What its the problem ??
   Thank you,
         Gustavo

gustavo halperin <ggh.develop@gmail.com> schrieb:

> Hello
>
> I Always get "syntax error" for every function that I try to create, for
> example:
>     mydb'>create or replace function f_sum () returns void as '
>     mydb'> select 2+2;
>     mydb'>  ' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
>     ERROR:  syntax error at or near "select" at character 56
>     LINE 2: select 2+2;
>         ^
>
> What its the problem ??

Several:
- wrong quotation, either with '' or with dollar-quote
- no 'begin'
- no 'end;'

Please read the docu:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql.html

There are many examples, for instance:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-structure.html


HTH, Andreas
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You are missing the BEGIN and END section. Make your function like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_sum() RETURNS void AS '
BEGIN
   select 2+2;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Thanks,
--
Shoaib Mir
EnterpriseDB (www.enterprisedb.com)




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Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net> schrieb:

> gustavo halperin <ggh.develop@gmail.com> schrieb:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > I Always get "syntax error" for every function that I try to create, for
> > example:
> >     mydb'>create or replace function f_sum () returns void as '
> >     mydb'> select 2+2;
> >     mydb'>  ' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
> >     ERROR:  syntax error at or near "select" at character 56
> >     LINE 2: select 2+2;
> >         ^
> >
> > What its the problem ??
>
> Several:
> - wrong quotation, either with '' or with dollar-quote

Uhm, sorry. Error from me. The single quote after the 'as' is oray.



Andreas
--
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely
unintentional side effect.                              (Linus Torvalds)
"If I was god, I would recompile penguin with --enable-fly."    (unknow)
Kaufbach, Saxony, Germany, Europe.              N 51.05082°, E 13.56889°