Re: Return Table in StoredProceure/Function

From: Tony Shelver <tshelver(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Return Table in StoredProceure/Function
Date: 2019-11-21 06:33:46
Message-ID: CAG0dhZB93RJ7gd2dq7L814yAXWMn3_n0O8NQ1YCuTFSY81k+-w@mail.gmail.com
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Well then SQL Server breaks that rule big time :)
Most people coming from a SQL Server background expect procedures to return
a result set that can be queried, and in-out or out parameters to return
variables for further information.

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 at 17:20, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:

> İlyas Derse schrieb am 20.11.2019 um 09:18:
>
> > How can I return table in Stored Procedure ? I can do it in function but
> I
> > have inout parameters.So I can not create in function. What can I do this
> > case ?
> >
> > I guess,It should be like for function :
> >
> > CREATE or REPLACE FUNCTION public."test" (INOUT "x" integer, INOUT "y"
> text)
> >
> > RETURNS TABLE ("id" integer,"filesize" character varying(36))AS $$
> > BEGINRETURN QUERYSELECT * FROM public."tbl_employees" ;
> > END;$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
> >
>
> Procedures aren't meant to return anything (in Postgres specifically and
> in Computer Science in general).
>
> If you want to return something use a function.
>
>
>
>
>

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