Re: plpgsql trigger parse error

On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 15:46, Roland Roberts wrote:
> is fine. The full function gives me a different error,
>
> NOTICE: plpgsql: ERROR during compile of deepsky_nodups near line 20
> ERROR: parse error at or near ";"
>
> Here is the full function:
>
> create function deepsky_nodups() returns opaque as '
> begin
> if (NEW.suffix is NULL and NEW.component is NULL) then
> if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and suffix is null and component is null)) then
> return NULL;
> end if;
> else if (NEW.component is NULL) then
> if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and suffix = NEW.suffix and component is null)) then
> return NULL;
> end if;
> else if (NEW.suffix is NULL) then
> if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and component = NEW.component and suffix is null)) then
> return NULL;
> end if;
> else
> if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and component = NEW.component and suffix = NEW.suffix)) then
> return NULL;
> end if;
> end if;
> return NEW;
> end;
> ' language 'plpgsql';
>
> What am I missing?

Using ELSE IF requires an extra END IF;

Use ELSIF instead.

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