Re: Minor errors in plpgsql and plperl examples..

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Philip Hallstrom <philip(at)adhesivemedia(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Minor errors in plpgsql and plperl examples..
Date: 2000-05-09 18:25:41
Message-ID: 200005091825.OAA27039@candle.pha.pa.us
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I have fixed both of these in the current sources. Thanks much.

> Hi -
>
> There are two errors involving single quotes in the following documents.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/user/c40874340.htm
> - In the code for "PL/pgSQL Trigger Procedure" the initial single quote is
> missing. Currently the line reads:
>
> CREATE FUNCTION emp_stamp () RETURNS OPAQUE AS
>
> All the other examples have a single quote right after "AS".
>
>
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/user/pl-perl4538.htm
> - The last example is:
>
> CREATE FUNCTION empcomp(employee) returns int4
> AS 'my $emp = shift;
> return $emp->{'basesalary'} + $emp->{'bonus'};'
> LANGUAGE 'plperl';
>
>
> Shouldn't the single quotes on the "return" line be escaped?
>
>
> (i've never used postgresql so maybe this is all incorrect, but just
> reading through the docs -- which are very very nice btw)
>
> -philip
>
>

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