From: | Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com> |
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To: | Paul Lambert <paul(dot)lambert(at)reynolds(dot)com(dot)au> |
Cc: | pgsql-sql <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Function result using execute |
Date: | 2007-12-12 06:25:10 |
Message-ID: | C85DB7B4-6E20-43A2-A8F6-D44D4C6726FF@myemma.com |
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On Dec 11, 2007, at 11:15 PM, Paul Lambert wrote:
> I have a function which uses execute to populate the value of a
> variable based on a defined select construct.
>
> The relevant part of the code looks like thus:
> EXECUTE curr_query INTO curr_amount;
> RAISE NOTICE '%',curr_amount;
> IF NOT FOUND THEN
> curr_amount=0;
> END IF;
> RAISE NOTICE '%',curr_amount;
>
> I've added the if found to trap if nothing is returned by the
> execute so that the value gets set to a default 0 rather than null.
>
> When I call the function, the first raise notice gives me a value
> that is correct based on the select it would be performing, but the
> second raise notice gives me a 0, which suggests to me that
> although the execute has populated the curr_amount field with
> something, the IF NOT FOUND is always firing.
>
> Am I misunderstanding what the FOUND variable can be used for -
> i.e. is it not compatible with/not set by the EXECUTE command and
> should therefore I just be using a test of IF curr_amount IS NOT NULL?
If the result of your execute doesn't assign any value(s) to
curr_amount it sets it to NULL. With that in mind,
IF curr_amount IS NULL THEN
curr_amount := 0;
END IF;
should do.
Erik Jones
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