A E <cooljoint(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> CREATE FUNCTION tester(varchar) RETURNS SETOF record as'
> DECLARE
> ft record;
> begin
> FOR ft IN SELECT * FROM visaapplicants LOOP
> RETURN NEXT ft;
> END LOOP;
> return null;
> end;'
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;
> <calling query>
> select * from tester('a') as (c varchar);
> <exact error>
> ERROR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT
> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "tester" line 6 at return next
That's pretty much what I'd expect, unless table visaapplicants contains
only a single varchar column. The example works fine for me if I define
visaapplicants that way.
regards, tom lane