Re: about table function

From: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
To: Jinqiang Han <postgresql(at)db(dot)pku(dot)edu(dot)cn>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: about table function
Date: 2002-12-16 04:25:44
Message-ID: 3DFD55C8.2040105@joeconway.com
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Jinqiang Han wrote:
> it seems the crosstab function you write in contrib/tablefunc can't work.
> it saids that A column definition list is required for functions returning RECORD.
> How can i make it work?

>From contrib/tablefunc/README.tablefunc:

Outputs

Returns setof record, which must defined with a column definition
in the FROM clause of the SELECT statement, e.g.:

SELECT *
FROM crosstab(sql, 2)
AS ct(row_name text, category_1 text, category_2 text);

the example crosstab function produces a set something like:
<== values columns ==>
row_name category_1 category_2
---------+------------+------------
row1 val1 val2
row2 val5 val6

You are apparently forgetting the
"AS ct(row_name text, category_1 text, category_2 text)"
part.

hope this helps,

Joe

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