Re: code in docs gives me an error

From: Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>
To: "Hicham G(dot) Elmongui" <elmongui(at)cs(dot)purdue(dot)edu>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: code in docs gives me an error
Date: 2004-10-19 15:26:10
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.61.0410191822390.4786@emo.org.tr
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Hi,

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004, Hicham G. Elmongui wrote:

> I tried creating the function (from sec 19.3.1). But it gives me the
> following error: "ERROR: type tablename does not exist".
> Any ideas of what i might be doing wrong?

You have to write the data type while defining the function parameters.
For example,

CREATE FUNCTION use_many_fields(varchar) RETURNS TEXT AS '

...and then declare it as you've done below:

> DECLARE
> in_t ALIAS FOR $1;

Regards,
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Devrim GUNDUZ
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