Re: Creating functions

Hi:

I tried the code you gave me and it didn't work. I got this error:
unterminated dollar-quoted string at or near "$$ insert into test(a)
values($1);"

To be more specfic, I need to create a function to insert a given string
into a text type field. I don't need to return anything. I'm also wondering
if you could attach some documentation on this subject. I have troubles with
the Internet account.

Thanks in advance

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Félix Sánchez Rodríguez" <fesanch(at)ciego(dot)cult(dot)cu>
Cc: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Creating functions

2009/4/26 Félix Sánchez Rodríguez <fesanch(at)ciego(dot)cult(dot)cu>:
> Are the functions in PostgreSQL like the Stored Procedures on SQL Server??
> If so, could someone post a simple function which for instance inserts a
> new
> record. I just want to have a preview of the syntax of the code. I later
> will look up some documentation on this subject.

There are lots of examples in the docs, but here's a super simple one in
sql:

# create table test (a int);
# create function addone(x int) returns int as $$
# insert into test (a) values ($1); select $1;
$$ language sql;
# select addone(5);
addone
--------
5
(1 row)
# select * from test;
a
---
5
(1 row)