ERROR: DROP TABLE is not allowed in a non-volatile function

From: "Alan T(dot) Miller" <amiller(at)hollywood101(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: ERROR: DROP TABLE is not allowed in a non-volatile function
Date: 2005-05-17 18:21:14
Message-ID: 055701c55b0d$360bc290$0b01a8c0@webdev
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I had written a function that would recreate a static table. The function
called the "DROP TABLE" command and then proceeded to create the new table.
This used to work fine until I upgraded the database server to 8.x. Now when
I try to run the function I get the error message...

ERROR: DROP TABLE is not allowed in a non-volatile function

What can I do now? Is there a way to redefine my function so that it is a
"non-volatile" function? Tried to find more about this online with little
luck. Please any suggestions would be welcome.

Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "McCormick, Bill" <BillMcCormick(at)Catholichealth(dot)net>
Cc: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Help: Input Error Notice

> "McCormick, Bill" <BillMcCormick(at)Catholichealth(dot)net> writes:
>> Periodically, I receive messages like: psql:<stdin>:346920: ERROR:
>> dtoi: integer out of range
>
> You're trying to store a number that's too big to fit in an integer
> field. Perhaps something is wrong with the awk script that generates
> the data?
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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