Re: sequence and stored procedure

From: Renaud Tthonnart <thonnart(at)amwdb(dot)u-strasbg(dot)fr>
To: Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone23(dot)bigpanda(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: sequence and stored procedure
Date: 2001-02-22 08:20:19
Message-ID: 3A94CBC3.533E8B09@amwdb.u-strasbg.fr
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Stephan Szabo wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Renaud Tthonnart wrote:
>
> > How can I use sequences in a stored procedure written with pl/pgsql?
>
> What exactly are you trying to do? Pretty much you can call the
> sequence functions you want to use on the sequence name you
> want (you have to double the quotes around the name since it's
> inside the quoted text of the function.
>
> create function foo() returns opaque as
> '
> begin
> NEW.y:=nextval(''seqseq'');
> return NEW;
> end;' language 'plpgsql';
>
> create trigger footrig before insert or update on testfoo for
> each row execute procedure foo();

Thank for your answer! That will help me !
Renaud THONNART

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