| From: | Stephan Szabo <sszabo(at)megazone(dot)bigpanda(dot)com> |
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| To: | Kevin Nikiforuk <Kevin(dot)Nikiforuk(at)Acrodex(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Error when trying to use a FOR loop |
| Date: | 2006-07-20 20:19:25 |
| Message-ID: | 20060720131715.M89811@megazone.bigpanda.com |
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, Kevin Nikiforuk wrote:
> Sorry if this is in the archives, but I've done a search and couldn't
> find anything relevant. I'm running HP's precompiled version of 8.1.3.1
> as part of their Internet Express offering, and I can't seem to run a
> for loop. Here's what I'm seeing:
>
> xp512-0715-0716=# FOR LV in 1..10 LOOP
>
> xp512-0715-0716-# select * from ldevrg;
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "FOR" at character 1
>
> LINE 1: FOR LV in 1..10 LOOP
I think the problem is that the FOR is a pl/pgsql construct and isn't
allowed in straight sql contexts but only inside a function.
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