Re: cannot use result of (insert .. returning)

Hi Pavel,

Thank you for your reply, but in this case the “INSERT INTO ... RETURNING field,... INTO STRICT variable,...;” is what works best for me currently.

Regards,

Dale Harris

-----Original Message-----
From: Pavel Stehule [mailto:pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com]
Sent: Thursday, 14 August 2008 17:59
To: Dale Harris
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] cannot use result of (insert .. returning)

Hello

you can wrap INSERT STATEMENT into function. Than you can do anything

with result;

create table f(a timestamp);

postgres=# select * from (insert into f values(current_timestamp)

returning *) x where x.a > now();

ERROR: syntax error at or near "into"

LINE 1: select * from (insert into f values(current_timestamp) retur...

^

create or replace function if() returns setof f as $$begin return

query insert into f values(current_timestamp) returning *; return;

end$$ language plpgsql;

postgres=# select * from if() where a > now();

a

---

(0 rows)

regards

Pavel Stehule

2008/8/14 Dale Harris <itsupport(at)jonkers(dot)com(dot)au>:

> Hello,

>

>

>

> I'm having the same issues as dvs had in message thread

> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2008-05/msg01117.php as I want

> to be able to use the result from an INSERT INTO table(...) VALUES(...)

> RETURNING new_row_ID.

>

>

>

> I would ideally like to be able to capture the RETURNING value into a

> variable to use immediately. Does anyone have a solution?

>

>

>

> Dale.