Re: Return void error in PG 8.1.0

From: "Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker(at)cable(dot)comcast(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Return void error in PG 8.1.0
Date: 2005-12-09 20:27:58
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Thanks, I tested that and "returns void" does work properly with just
"return".

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 1:22 PM
To: Walker, Jed S
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Return void error in PG 8.1.0

"Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker(at)cable(dot)comcast(dot)com> writes:
> We are testing our system using PG 8.1.0 instead of 8.0.4. When I
> recreated functions I discovered that the ones that have "returns
void"
> and do return void all failed with the following error (when creating
> them):

> ERROR: RETURN cannot have a parameter in function returning void at
> or near "void" at character 357

> Is this a known issue or change to PG? Is there a way to still return
> void in 8.1.0?

"return void" was never correct; the correct and documented thing is
just "return"; but older versions of plpgsql were laxer about
complaining about junk in a RETURN that should have no parameter.

regards, tom lane

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