Re: dblink / plpgsql - definition list cheats for record

--- Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com> wrote:

> Matthew Peter wrote:
> > Is there any way to use CREATE TYPE or an VIEW/TABLE defintion list instead of
> > manually defining it?
>
> Yes, just define your function as returning that type rather than
> RECORD. That way the calling context will know what to expect.
>

It's a dblink C function that returns RECORD so I just wanted to create a view or
type to help it reference the return data as ( TYPE ) rather than typing a
definition list as ( id integer, .. ) each time for each query.

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