Re: For loop

Please post your complete CREATE FUNCTION statement. Error code 42601 refers to some syntax error which probably occurs just before you start looping. To find it I need to see more code.
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>>> "Ezequias R. da Rocha" <ezequias(at)fastcon(dot)com(dot)br> 2007-03-13 14:19 >>>
They are not working well.

Allways the same error.

(if while)
ERROR: syntax error at or near "WHILE"
SQL state: 42601
Character: 1

(if for)

ERROR: syntax error at or near "FOR"
SQL state: 42601
Character: 1

(if loop)
ERROR: syntax error at or near "LOOP"
SQL state: 42601
Character: 1
I installed the pgsql but I don't think it is a problem of language.
What could be wrong ? I am not using functions too. I am using the SQL
tool of PgAdmin III.

Any help would be glad.

Ezequias

Bart Degryse escreveu:
> As you can see in the manual
> (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-control-structures.html)
> you have to remove the ; after the initial LOOP
>
> LOOP
> statements
> IF i > 1000000 THEN EXIT;
> END LOOP;
>
> Or you can try...
>
> WHILE i <= 1000000 LOOP
> statements
> END LOOP;
>
> Or even... (don't initialize i in this case)
>
> FOR i IN 1 .. 1000000 LOOP
> statements
> END LOOP;
>
> >>> "Ezequias R. da Rocha" <ezequias(at)fastcon(dot)com(dot)br> 2007-03-13 14:00 >>>
> Ezequias R. da Rocha escreveu:
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I would like to test the power of processing of postgresql (and my
> > server) by insert a large ammount of data on a table I have.
> >
> > I would like to know how to implement a For... loop . With it I think
> > I could check the real power of my server.
> >
> > Ezequias
> >
> I tryed a way but it is not working. Please see it:
>
> LOOP;
> -- some computations
> insert into carga (desc) values ('My Text');
> IF count > 1000000 THEN
> EXIT; -- exit loop
> END IF;
> END LOOP;
>
> The postgresql reports the following error:
> /
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "LOOP"
> SQL state: 42601
> Character: 1/
>
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