Re: declare variable in udf

So, multiple DECLARE sections are not allowed?

2012/11/21 Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>

> On 21/11/2012 11:42, Peter Kroon wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > How do I declare a variable after BEGIN?
> > I want to declare it in the if statement.
> >
> > DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS tmp_test(integer);
> > CREATE FUNCTION tmp_test(
> > p_id integer
> > )
> > RETURNS text
> > AS $$
> > DECLARE the_return_value text;
> > BEGIN
> > DROP TABLE IF EXISTS temp_test_table;
> > CREATE TEMP TABLE temp_test_table(
> > some_value text
> > );
> > INSERT INTO temp_test_table
> > SELECT data FROM table WHERE id=p_id;
> > SELECT INTO the_return_value some_value FROM temp_test_table;
> >
> > IF 1=1 THEN
> > --how do I declare a variable here? it this possible?
> > RAISE NOTICE 'this is a notice';
> > END IF;
> >
> > RETURN the_return_value;
> >
> > END;
> > $$ language plpgsql
>
> I don't think that is possible - you have to declare all your variables
> in the DECLARE section.
>
> Ray.
>
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>