Re: FW: plpgsql function help

Alas, I'm running version 8.3. Is there an easy way to do it in 8.3? Can
I create that function in 8.3, or is it dependent upon other 8.4
features? Would it cause any migration issues later? Where can I find
the function without downloading all of the 8.4 source?

Thanks!
Tyler Hains
ProfitPoint, Inc.
www.profitpointinc.com

-----Original Message-----
From: A. Kretschmer [mailto:andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:03 AM
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] FW: plpgsql function help

In response to Tyler Hains :
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I am trying to get a function to return an integer field pulled from a
> different database using dblink. I am getting a run-time error. Here
is the
> function and the error:
>
>
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_db_id()
>
> RETURNS INTEGER AS
>
> $BODY$
>
> DECLARE
>
> client_ids INTEGER[];
>
> db_id INTEGER;
>
> BEGIN
>
> SELECT INTO client_ids DISTINCT client_id FROM clients;
>
>
>
> ERROR: array value must start with "{" or dimension information
>
> SQL state: 22P02
>
> Context: PL/pgSQL function "get_db_id" line 5 at SQL statement
>
>
>
>
>
> Can anyone tell me what I?m doing wrong?

You have defined client_ids as INT[], but your select returns a SET of
integers. You can change it to :

SELECT INTO client_ids array_agg(DISTINCT client_id) FROM clients;

Regards, Andreas
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