From: | "Grant Martin" <grantwgmartin(at)live(dot)com> |
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To: | <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Insert Statement & Composite Type |
Date: | 2012-09-08 08:33:24 |
Message-ID: | BLU161-ds151017CE496288D687A97D0AE0@phx.gbl |
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Hi,
What is the correct INSERT statement syntax to insert a composite type into a table of that type. For example given the following table:
CREATE TABLE licencee
(
id integer NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('licencee_id_seq'::regclass),
email character varying(254),
salutation character varying(20),
first_name character varying(256),
middle_name character varying(256),
last_name character varying(256),
suffix character varying(20),
locale character varying(20),
business_name character varying(256),
CONSTRAINT licencee_pkey PRIMARY KEY (id )
)
WITH (
OIDS=FALSE
)
How can I write an INSERT procedure like:
CREATE FUNCTION create_licencee(new_licencee licencee) RETURNS boolean AS $$
BEGIN
INSERT INTO licencee new_licencee;
RETURN true;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
create_licencee((2, mailto:'email(at)none(dot)com', Mr,Fred, , Flintstone, , locale,, male)::licencee);
Do I have to fully qualify each column name? It would seem redundant in this case.
Thanks,
Grant
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