Re: function with multi-values

From: "Eric G(dot) Miller" <egm2(at)jps(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: function with multi-values
Date: 2001-04-28 21:05:19
Message-ID: 20010428140519.A1201@calico.local
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On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 09:46:44AM +0800, Harry Yau wrote:
> Dear:
> I wanna create a function that return a multiple rows in to a single
>
> row.
> example:
> CREATE FUNCTION GETNAME() RETURNS SETOF VARCHAR AS 'SELECT NAME FROM
> TEST;' LANGUAGE 'SQL';
>
> when i call this function it return:
> ----------
> peter
> susan
> john
>
> but I wonder is it possible to make it to return something like
> ---------------------
> peter susan john
>
> I have to use this result to print in quick report.
> THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Maybe you want your function to iterate through the records and return a
string of concatenated results? Or does it need to be a tuple? To do
so, I think you'd need to use pgplsql.

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Eric G. Miller <egm2(at)jps(dot)net>

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