Re: Question about functions

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: Mike Plemmons <mikeplemmons(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL List <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Question about functions
Date: 2005-10-17 08:17:49
Message-ID: 43535E2D.8080500@archonet.com
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Mike Plemmons wrote:
> I am trying to run this function but the return is not correct. If I run the
> select statement from the psql command line it works. My guess is that the
> WHERE clause could be causing the problem. Then again, it may be how I am
> using the FOR loop. The ides column is of type TEXT.

> FOR myrec IN SELECT * FROM tblStuff WHERE ides LIKE '%$1%' LOOP

You're assuming plpgsql does variable interpolation in a similar way to
Perl/shell etc. It doesn't. You'll want something like:
...LIKE '%' || $1 || '%'

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

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