Thread: pl/pgsql and error handling
Is it possible to grab access to the actually user-friendly error message? I have a bunch of files that come into my database, each slightly different. The submitter fills out a form that records the info, and sticks it into a table. If the file is malformed (wrong number of columns in a row) from a missing comma or something, I want to record the result to store in the database. I assume that I should exception handle the COPY FROM line, and store the results, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get the text like "invalid line on line 470352" or whatever psql shows. Is that possible to obtain in plpgsql? I've done extensive plpgsql programming before, but this is the first time I need it to validate the external data in question. Alex
Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us> writes:
> Is it possible to grab access to the actually user-friendly error
> message?
Doesn't the SQLERRM variable do what you want?
regards, tom lane
I do not know. It's sounds like the Oracle PL/SQL behavior is what I want. Does PostgreSQL's pl/pgsql have such a feature? It's not in the documentation anywhere. I'll check it from the office tomorrow. Alex On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:43 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us> writes: >> Is it possible to grab access to the actually user-friendly error >> message? > > Doesn't the SQLERRM variable do what you want? > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-ERROR-TRAPPING">www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-ERROR-TRAPPING</a> wouldbe the place to look.<br /><br />>>> Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us> 2008-02-29 6:29 >>><br />Ido not know. It's sounds like the Oracle PL/SQL behavior is what I <br />want. Does PostgreSQL's pl/pgsql have sucha feature? It's not in <br />the documentation anywhere. I'll check it from the office tomorrow.<br /><br />Alex<br/><br />On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:43 PM, Tom Lane wrote:<br /><br />> Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us> writes:<br/>>> Is it possible to grab access to the actually user-friendly error<br />>> message?<br />><br/>> Doesn't the SQLERRM variable do what you want?<br />><br />> regards, tom lane<br />><br />>---------------------------(end of <br />> broadcast)---------------------------<br />> TIP 4: Have you searchedour list archives?<br />><br />> <a href="http://archives.postgresql.org/">http://archives.postgresql.org</a><br/><br /><br />---------------------------(endof broadcast)---------------------------<br />TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQLproject by donating at<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate">http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate</a><br/>