Re: Function problems redux

there is a missing ; in the line

>INSERT INTO individu (individu_id,nom,prenom,type2) VALUES (ival, nom,
>prenom, art)

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On 05-11-2001 at 10:23 tony wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Here is my function. It takes two variables a_artiste(name, forename).
>
>DECLARE
>artiste_id individu.individu_id%TYPE;
>nom ALIAS FOR $1;
>prenom ALIAS FOR $2;
>ival INTEGER := nextval('individu_serial');
>art TEXT := 'artiste';
>curr INTEGER := currval('individu_serial');
>BEGIN
>SELECT INTO artiste_id * FROM individu WHERE to_ascii(nom) ILIKE
>to_ascii(individu.nom) AND to_ascii(prenom) ILIKE
>to_ascii(individu.prenom) AND type ILIKE 'collection' OR type2 ILIKE
>'artiste';
>IF NOT FOUND THEN
>INSERT INTO individu (individu_id,nom,prenom,type2) VALUES (ival, nom,
>prenom, art)
>RETURN curr;
>END IF;
>RETURN artiste_id;
>END;
>
>ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "return"
>DEBUG: Last error occured while executing PL/pgSQL function a_artiste
>DEBUG: line 11 at SQL statement
>
>This works just fine for known artists but my IF NOT FOUND clause is
>seriously broken
>
>HELP =:-D
>
>Cheers
>Tony
>
>
>
>
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