Re: Looking for auto starting procedures

On 12/02/2010 12:27 PM, mabra(at)manfbraun(dot)de wrote:
> Hello !
>
> a)
>
> The idea with to test a RAISE statement with an prefix, could
> be good. But I am just that new, I could not make it working.
> I have not understand, where I can issue direct sql statements
> and it looks like, the RAISE is not possible with plSql:
>
> mbtest=# RAISE NOTICE 'mynotice: %', 'hello';
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "RAISE"
> LINE 1: RAISE NOTICE 'mynotice: %', 'hello';
>

It is available in plpgsql:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/plpgsql-errors-and-messages.html

If you are running 9.0+ you can use DO to run it at the psql prompt:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/sql-do.html

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Adrian Klaver
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