Re: pl/pgsql exceptions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Shelby Cain <alyandon(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pl/pgsql exceptions
Date: 2004-09-04 04:57:38
Message-ID: 6151.1094273858@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Shelby Cain <alyandon(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> Is there any way to retrieve the error code and error
> message text when an exception has been caught via
> "exception when others" in pl/pgsql?

Not yet. I'm open to suggestions though ...

> I'm looking
> essentially for the equivalent of Oracle's pl/sql
> sqlerrm and sqlcode variables.

We can't just copy those, since we aren't using SQLCODE error
numbers. I'm not sure how to map the error/detail/hint structure
into all this, either ... and does a plpgsql function want to see
localized message texts, or not?

regards, tom lane

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