Re: postgresql 8.01, plpgsql

Michael Fuhr wrote:

>On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 11:35:13AM +1000, Timothy Smith wrote:
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>>i have the following function in plpgsql giving stynax errors all over
>>the place.
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>When I load the function you posted I get this:
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>test=> \i foo.sql
>psql:foo.sql:87: ERROR: syntax error at or near "END" at character 2851
>psql:foo.sql:87: LINE 83: END;
>psql:foo.sql:87: ^
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>If I add a semicolon to the NULL statement in the exception handler
>then it loads successfully.
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>>one thing to note is i followed this example
>>http://www.zigo.dhs.org/postgresql/#insert_or_update and it gives the
>>same errors.
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>I get no errors loading the example in the "Insert or Update" section
>of that page.
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>>"ERROR: unterminated dollar-quoted string at or near "$$
>>BEGIN
>>LOOP"
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>This looks like the parser is reaching EOF before the end of the
>function body. How are you loading the function? I usually store code
>in a file and use "psql -f filename" from the shell or "\i filename"
>from the psql prompt. If you're not already doing that, what happens
>when you try it?
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ok i tried loading it from a file like you suggested and this is what i
got for MY function

\i /home/timothy/function
psql:/home/timothy/function:35: ERROR: unterminated dollar-quoted
string at or near "$$
BEGIN
LOOP
UPDATE daily_takings SET till_name = TillName,
tape = Tape,
cash = Cash,
promo_manager = GM,
venue_manager = VenueManager,
asst_manager = AsstManager,
bar_manager = BarManager,
pr_cards = PRCards,
other_promo = otherPromo,
functions = Functions,
accounts = Accounts,
spill = Spill,
o_rings = Orings,
variance = Variance
WHERE id = ID
AND till_name = TillName;" at character 604
psql:/home/timothy/function:37: ERROR: syntax error at or near "IF" at
character 3
psql:/home/timothy/function:38: ERROR: syntax error at or near "IF" at
character 7
psql:/home/timothy/function:70: ERROR: syntax error at or near "INSERT"
at character 13
psql:/home/timothy/function:71: ERROR: syntax error at or near "RETURN"
at character 4
psql:/home/timothy/function:74: ERROR: syntax error at or near
"EXCEPTION" at character 3
psql:/home/timothy/function:75: ERROR: syntax error at or near "LOOP"
at character 6
psql:/home/timothy/function:76: WARNING: there is no transaction in
progress
COMMIT
psql:/home/timothy/function:78: ERROR: unterminated dollar-quoted
string at or near "$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;" at character 1

and similarly for the example i got

\i /home/timothy/function
psql:/home/timothy/function:1: ERROR: unterminated dollar-quoted string
at or near "$$ BEGIN LOOP UPDATE db SET b = data WHERE a = key;" at
character 63
psql:/home/timothy/function:1: ERROR: syntax error at or near "IF" at
character 2
psql:/home/timothy/function:1: ERROR: syntax error at or near "IF" at
character 6
psql:/home/timothy/function:2: ERROR: syntax error at or near "INSERT"
at character 8
psql:/home/timothy/function:2: ERROR: syntax error at or near "RETURN"
at character 2
psql:/home/timothy/function:2: ERROR: syntax error at or near
"EXCEPTION" at character 2