Thread: PATCH: Improve DROP FUNCTION hint
Hi, Attached is a small patch to improve the HINT message produced by CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION when the new function definition conflicts with the old definition. With this patch the hint now includes the function's name and signature as a directly pasteable SQL command. So, for example, instead of psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION first. it now says psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION foo(integer,integer) first. which saves having to open the file, find the function and then type in the DROP statement manually. Regards, Dean
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On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rasheed@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Attached is a small patch to improve the HINT message produced by > CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION when the new function definition conflicts > with the old definition. With this patch the hint now includes the > function's name and signature as a directly pasteable SQL command. So, > for example, instead of > > psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function > HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION first. > > it now says > > psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function > HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION foo(integer,integer) first. > > which saves having to open the file, find the function and then type > in the DROP statement manually. +1. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rasheed@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Attached is a small patch to improve the HINT message produced by >> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION when the new function definition conflicts >> with the old definition. With this patch the hint now includes the >> function's name and signature as a directly pasteable SQL command. So, >> for example, instead of >> >> psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function >> HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION first. >> >> it now says >> >> psql:functions.sql:70: ERROR: cannot change return type of existing function >> HINT: Use DROP FUNCTION foo(integer,integer) first. >> >> which saves having to open the file, find the function and then type >> in the DROP statement manually. > > +1. Committed. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company