Re: [SQL] PL/pgSQL "compilation error"

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tim Perdue <tim(at)perdue(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [SQL] PL/pgSQL "compilation error"
Date: 2001-03-14 16:06:20
Message-ID: 200103141606.LAA04452@candle.pha.pa.us
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> On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 10:33:49AM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > It is hard to test this without the table schema, but I think you are
> > missing some END IF's in the code above. Those are not elif's, but
> > actual new IF's that need their own END IF, I think.
>
> Oh wow - this is almost like going back to my COBOL days.
>
> IF NEW.status_id <> OLD.status_id THEN
> IF new.status_id = 1 THEN
> UPDATE artifact_counts_agg SET open_count=open_count+1 \
> WHERE group_artifact_id=new.group_artifact_id;
> ELSE
> IF new.status_id = 2 THEN
> UPDATE artifact_counts_agg SET open_count=open_count-1 \
> WHERE group_artifact_id=new.group_artifact_id;
> ELSE
> IF new.status_id = 3 THEN
> UPDATE artifact_counts_agg SET open_count=open_count-1,count=count-1 \
> WHERE group_artifact_id=new.group_artifact_id;
> END IF;
> END IF;
> END IF;
> END IF;
>
> Yes - nesting those IFs did the trick. Are there more examples of PL/pgSQL
> anywhere beyond those on your website?
>
> Thanks, Bruce!
>

There is a PL/PgSQL HowTo that we are trying to integrate into the docs
for 7.1. Anyone have a URL or status on that?

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