can external C-function get multiple rows?

From: Alexey Nalbat <alexey(at)price(dot)ru>
To: pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: can external C-function get multiple rows?
Date: 2001-04-23 15:35:22
Message-ID: 01042320014100.09239@workshop.price.ru
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I want my external C-function 'triple(int4)' to return multiple rows as 'SETOF int4' in order to be used in the sql-statement
'select a.plno,a.prod from ( select * from plprice_00_1 ) a, ( select triple(17366760) as plno ) b where a.plno=b.plno'.

Table 'plprice_00_1' is

pl=# \d plprice_00_1
Table "plprice_00_1"
Attribute | Type | Modifier
-----------+---------------+-----------
plno | integer | not null
prod | varchar(512) |
Indices: i_prc_prod_00_1,
pk_prc_plno_00_1

with primary key

pl=# \d pk_prc_plno_00_1
Index "pk_prc_plno_00_1"
Attribute | Type
-----------+---------
plno | integer
unique btree (primary key)

I created C-function as

#include <stdlib.h>
int
triple(int i)
{
int *n = (int *)malloc(3*sizeof(int));
n[0] = i;
n[1] = 2*i;
n[2] = 3*i;
return *n;
}

and compiledit on Solaris using

# gcc -fpic -c triple.c
# gcc -G -o triple.so triple.o

Creating function in psql made no error

# CREATE FUNCTION triple(int4) RETURNS SETOF int4 AS '/var/local/lib/pgsql/lib/triple.so' LANGUAGE 'C';
CREATE

And now it just hung up (after pressing ^C it came back with "Cancel request sent ERROR: Query was cancelled.") when I call

# select triple(1);

So, can C-function return multiple rows? And if yes, what was my error?

Thanks in advance.

P.S.: Excuse me for bad english.

--

Alexey Nalbat

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