Re: CREATE FUNCTION problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Cesar A(dot) K(dot) Grossmann" <cesar(at)rotnet(dot)com(dot)br>
Cc: PostgreSQL-General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: CREATE FUNCTION problem
Date: 2000-11-02 21:15:00
Message-ID: 26892.973199700@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Cesar A. K. Grossmann" <cesar(at)rotnet(dot)com(dot)br> writes:
> create function
> vinculoExportacao (varchar)
> returns setof
> as 'select codigo, nome, ''T'' as selected
> from cad_exportacao
> ...
> psql:tmp/teste2.sql:15: ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "as"

setof *what* ? The parser is expecting SETOF typename. In this case
you are going to need a tuple type that corresponds to the row structure
you want to return a set of.

BTW, please see my post from a week or two back that describes the known
problems with functions returning tuples and sets ...

regards, tom lane

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