"Brian Jarrett" <digimotif(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> The following statement works on 8.x servers, but not on 7.4 and I
> can't figure out how to get it to operate in the earlier version:
> select calc_cum_gpa_mp(marking_period_id::TEXT)
> from (select distinct marking_period_id from student_mp_stats) as
> sms1;
> I get the error:
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "("
> SQL state: 42601
> Context: compile of PL/pgSQL function "calc_cum_gpa_mp" near line 8
> Can anyone point me in the right direction?
You need to look into the referenced plpgsql function; this statement in
itself is not at fault.
regards, tom lane