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LLC wrote:
> Hi List;
>
> I've created a plperlu (perl untrusted) function with the ability to use
> dbi. I can use the code listing below to return data if I specify the
> query as follows:
>
> select * from sybase_get2() as (f1 varchar(100), f2 varchar(100));
>
> However, I have to specify the column names as f1 and f2.
> I want to turn this into a generic solution where I can eventually pass in
> the SQL. For now I just want to be able to specify any column names I want
> in the "as" part of the above query.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
>
Use a type to define the output columns, then you can call the function
like this:

select * from sybase_get2()

not need to us AS

See the examples on this page on how to use a type with a plperl function:

http://www.commandprompt.com/community/pgdocs81/plperl-database

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