Thread: insert ... returning in plpgsql

Hi,
(postgres 9.1)
I was doing something like this in a plpgsql function, but i got a Syntax Error.

t_var:=(insert into table1(field2) values ('x') returning field1);

Is there no support for using RETURNING in insert, update, delete queries to fill a variable in plpgsql?


Here's some code. Returns/Notices as --comment:
create table table1(field1 serial primary key, field2 text not null);
--NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence "table1_field1_seq" for serial column "table1.field1"
--NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE / PRIMARY KEY will create implicit index "table1_pkey" for table "table1"
--Query returned successfully with no result in 224 ms.

create or replace function test(p_val text) returns integer as $$
declare
    t_out integer;
begin
    t_out:=(insert into table1(field2) values ($1) returning field1);
return t_out;
end $$
language plpgsql strict;
--ERROR:  syntax error at or near "into"
--LINE 6:  t_out:=(insert into table1(field2) values ($1) returning fi...

insert into table1(field2) values ('a') returning field1
--1


Cheers,

WBL

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 Tirsdag 2. oktober 2012 15.01.08 skrev Willy-Bas Loos :
> Hi,
> (postgres 9.1)
> I was doing something like this in a plpgsql function, but i got a Syntax
> Error.
>
> t_var:=(insert into table1(field2) values ('x') returning field1);
>
> Is there no support for using RETURNING in insert, update, delete queries
> to fill a variable in plpgsql?

Try

insert into table1(field2) values ('x') returning field1 into t_var

regards, Leif

Le mardi 2 octobre 2012 15:01:08, Willy-Bas Loos a écrit :

> Hi,

> (postgres 9.1)

> I was doing something like this in a plpgsql function, but i got a Syntax

> Error.

>

> t_var:=(insert into table1(field2) values ('x') returning field1);

>

> Is there no support for using RETURNING in insert, update, delete queries

> to fill a variable in plpgsql?

 

Use the following :

 

INSERT ... RETURNING expressions INTO [STRICT] target;

UPDATE ... RETURNING expressions INTO [STRICT] target;

DELETE ... RETURNING expressions INTO [STRICT] target;

 

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/plpgsql-statements.html

 

Else if you have multiple rows do something like:

FOR my_update IN UPDATE ... RETURNING * LOOP

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cool, thanks




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