Re: Return Single Row Result After Inserting (Stored Procedure)

On Sunday 10 January 2010 5:49:38 pm Yan Cheng Cheok wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> However, we prefer to stick with plpgsql, as rest of our functions are in
> that language. We need some consistency.
>
> I try to modify my previous stored procedure to.
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_lot(text, text, text)
> RETURNS lot AS
> $BODY$DECLARE
> configurationFile ALIAS FOR $1;
> operatorName ALIAS FOR $2;
> machineName ALIAS FOR $3;
> BEGIN
> INSERT INTO lot(configuration_file, operator_name, machine_name)
> VALUES(configurationFile, operatorName, machineName) RETURNING *;
> END;$BODY$
> LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE
> COST 100;
> ALTER FUNCTION create_lot(text, text, text) OWNER TO postgres;
>
> However, we get the following error.
>
> SemiconductorInspection=# SELECT * FROM create_lot('a','b','3');
> ERROR: query has no destination for result data
> CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "create_lot" line 9 at SQL statement
>
> Any suggestion? Thanks!
>
> Thanks and Regards
> Yan Cheng CHEOK

See here;
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-SQL-ONEROW

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