Re: "The tuple structure of a not-yet-assigned record is indeterminate."

am Mon, dem 30.06.2008, um 13:33:55 +0200 mailte A B folgendes:
> In my function I have (kept the important part)
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo() RETURNS SETOF RECORD AS $$
> DECLARE
> retval RECORD;
> BEGIN
> some loop
> retval.jd := tmp.id;
> retval.d2 := _c2;
> retval.d3 := _c3;
> RETURN NEXT retval;
> end loop
> return;
> END;
>
> and I get
>
> ERROR: record "retval" is not assigned yet
> DETAIL: The tuple structure of a not-yet-assigned record is indeterminate.
> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "foo" line 33 at assignment
>
> It seems that the line with retval.jd := tmp.id; is where it stops.
> Any suggestion on how to fix this error?

Sure, declare your result like my example:

test=# create or replace function ab() returns setof record as $$declare r record; begin select into r 1,2;return next r;end;$$language plpgsql;
CREATE FUNCTION
test=*# select * from ab() as (i int, j int);
i | j
---+---
1 | 2
(1 row)

Regards, Andreas
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