Re: How to 'print a table' in the middle of a plpgsql function

From: Mladen Gogala <mladen(dot)gogala(at)vmsinfo(dot)com>
To: Leon Starr <leon_starr(at)modelint(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: How to 'print a table' in the middle of a plpgsql function
Date: 2011-01-29 19:49:57
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On 1/29/2011 12:59 AM, Leon Starr wrote:
> I am deep into debugging some pretty extensive plpgsql and it would be nice sometimes if I could somehow output the content of a table to the psql console at a particular point in a function.
>
> For example, I am executing a select that is not returning the expected row. So I am wondering, what exactly was in the table at the time the query was performed.
>
> Of course, I could just write a loop prior to my query with a bunch of raise notice statements, but I'll get a stack trace for each one. So that won't be pretty.
>
> Suggestions? Thx.
Raise notice is PLPGSQL equivalent of DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE.

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