Re: generic return for functions

Danny Su wrote:
> I am currently converting everything from SQL Server to PostgreSQL.
> This is for an application that is going to support Oracle, SQL Server
> and PostgreSQL at the same time. I have done a lot of the conversion
> already but I am stuck on functions that returns parts of views or tables.
>
[...snip description of SQL Server 2000 table-valued UDFs...]
>
> I know "returns setof record" and "returns setof my_own_datatype" work,
> but I would like to know if there is a better way? Something that's like
> "returns setof record" but without having to define all the columns when
> I call the function? {i.e. without the need to do: select * from
> myfunction() as (column1 type1, column2...);}
>
> If there is such method? It will allow me to maintain the application
> much easier and makes the conversion task much easier :)
>

Sorry -- the answer is no. But I don't think Oracle will support what
you want either.

Joe