Re: JDBC inserts on views using rules

Stuart,

What is the sql statement you are issuing that is causing this error.
Without seeing the sql statement I am having a difficult time
understanding exactly what you are trying to do.

thanks,
--Barry

Stuart Robinson wrote:

> I sent this to the general mailing list, but I thought it might be
> appropriate for this forum, since it does relate to the JDBC.
>
> Regards,
> Stuart Robinson
>
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> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 23:51:33 -0800 (PST)
> From: Stuart Robinson <stuart(at)zapata(dot)org>
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [GENERAL] inserts on views using rules
>
> I've got a view that combines a couple of tables. The view is meant to
> simplify interactions with a Java application, so that selects, inserts,
> and updates can be made on the view as if it were a real table. So, I
> figured that rules would be the way to go. For inserts, I wrote a
> do-instead rule for the view which in turn calls a function. The function
> is meant to take the values from the insert statement and stick them into
> the appropriate tables. However, functions appear to always return a value
> (except as triggers), which confuses the JDBC. So, when I do an insert on
> the view, the function is called and returns a value, causing the
> following error:
>
> A result was returned by the statement, when none was expected.
> at org.postgresql.jdbc2.Statement.executeUpdate(Statement.java:80)
> at
> org.postgresql.jdbc2.PreparedStatement.executeUpdate(PreparedStatement.java:122)
>
> I take it this is the expected JDBC behavior and not a bug. If so, what
> are my options given that functions always return values and triggers
> operate before or after inserts, but not instead of them? Is there some
> way of calling functions so that they don't return a value? (If this
> posting is more appropriate for another mailing list, please let me know.)
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -Stuart Robinson
>
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