Re: PL/pgsql return resultset/cursor?

Richard Emberson wrote:
>
> Is it possible to return a result-set or cursor from a PL/pgsql
> procedure, like
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo()
> RETURNS <WHAT_TYPE> AS '
> BEGIN
> RETURN SELECT * from FOO;
> END;
> ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>
> If you open a cursor in a procedure, it gets closed when the procedure
> exits, right?

Cursors get closed in PostgreSQL when you close them or when
the transaction ends.

Look at the refcursor data type (new in v7.2) and use
transactions.

Jan

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