Re: System Date

From: "Milen A(dot) Radev" <milen(at)radev(dot)net>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: System Date
Date: 2007-01-19 08:22:37
Message-ID: 45B07FCD.2090001@radev.net
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Negandhi, Nishith написа:
> Hi Thanx..one more help.
> I am creating a function that will retuen the current systemdate.
>
> CREATE FUNCTION "CreateDate"() RETURNS date AS
> 'select now();'
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>
> However, I get the error:
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "select" at character 51
>
> Any suggestions .??
>
[...]

CREATE FUNCTION "CreateDate"() RETURNS date AS
'select CURRENT_DATE;'
LANGUAGE SQL;

(more info here -
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/xfunc-sql.html)

Although I fail to see the usefulness of such a function.

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Milen A. Radev

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