Re: Datatypes in PL/PSQL functions with multiple arguments

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: Benjamin Holmberg <benjamin(dot)holmberg(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Datatypes in PL/PSQL functions with multiple arguments
Date: 2005-04-19 15:10:38
Message-ID: 42651F6E.7000707@archonet.com
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Benjamin Holmberg wrote:
> Hello-
>
> This is my first foray into pl/psql so forgive me if I sound totally
> incompetent.
>
> I've been writing a few functions, and have come across some screwing data
> typing issues.
>
> When creating a function which accepts a single argument, things work just
> fine, variable can be used throughout the function as expected with no
> modification.
> When creating functions containing two or more arguments, I have to
> explicity cast the arguments whenever I use them (loading/casting into
> another variable is an option, haven't tried though) to prevent runtime
> errors. The functions get called just fine, but then run into problems using
> any of the given arguments.

Could you perhaps give an example function? Something with one or two
lines of code perhaps. Oh, and how you are calling it too.

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

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