Re: Function Syntax Help

On 25/06/2014 23:19, Dennis Ryan wrote:
> I having trouble with correct syntax to get this trigger function to
> compile. I have tried every combination of removing the ‘;’ characters
> but the function will not compile. Can someone tell me what I am doing
> wrong, I am stumped. I will be adding addition when clauses the case
> statement once I get this simplified version to compile.
>
> I am using 9.3.4, both postgres and psql.
>
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sn_dm_b.pm_insert_trigger()
> RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
> BEGIN
> CASE
> WHEN NEW.period = 201001
> THEN INSERT INTO sn_dm_b.pm201001 VALUES (NEW.*);

The problem is the semi-colon after (NEW.*). There isn't one inside a
CASE construct.

Ray.

> END;
> RETURN NULL;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
>
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near ";"
> LINE 7: END;

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