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SPI_connect

Name

SPI_connect — Connects your procedure to the SPI manager.
int SPI_connect(void)

Inputs

None

Outputs

int

Return status

SPI_OK_CONNECT

if connected

SPI_ERROR_CONNECT

if not connected

Description

SPI_connect opens a connection to the Postgres backend. You should call this function if you will need to execute queries. Some utility SPI functions may be called from un-connected procedures.

You may get SPI_ERROR_CONNECT error if SPI_connect is called from an already connected procedure - e.g. if you directly call one procedure from another connected one. Actually, while the child procedure will be able to use SPI, your parent procedure will not be able to continue to use SPI after the child returns (if SPI_finish is called by the child). It's bad practice.

Usage

Algorithm

SPI_connect performs the following:

Initializes the SPI internal structures for query execution and memory management.