Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF

From: "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Cultural Sublimation" <cultural_sublimation(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: "Sam Mason" <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL and SETOF
Date: 2007-11-30 18:18:04
Message-ID: 162867790711301018y3d036823u3b96730c344756da@mail.gmail.com
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On 30/11/2007, Cultural Sublimation <cultural_sublimation(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
> > I would guess you're calling it like:
> >
> > SELECT get_items2();
> >
> > whereas, you should call set returning functions like:
> >
> > SELECT * FROM get_items2();
>
> Hi,
>
> Yeah, that was the problem -- thanks!
>
> But still on that subject: is my version of get_items2 the simplest
> that is possible in PL/pgSQL? It seems awfully verbose compared to
> the SQL version...
>

no. Your simplest version is historic relict and is available only in
sql language. I am not sure, maybe in C language too.

Pavel

> Regards,
> C.S.
>
>
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