Re: Use of RETURN in pl/pgsql function

You may try like:

if block
end if;
return somefakething;

no matter this return can be reached or not.
then compile will be no problem.

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On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Jeff Eckermann wrote:

> My script is below.
>
> I thought (based on recent posts) that this use of RETURN is allowed, but
> when trying an insert to report_table, I get the following error:
>
> ERROR: control reaches end of trigger procedure without RETURN
>
> I have solved several problems in getting to this point, but have now run
> out of ideas. I would appreciate any pointers.
>
> jeffe(at)kiyoko=> uname -a
> FreeBSD kiyoko.la.verio.net 4.0-STABLE FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE #0: Thu Apr 27
> 10:44:07 CDT 2000
> jeffe(at)kiyoko=> psql -V
> psql (PostgreSQL) 7.0.0
>
> Script:
>
> drop function mrr();
>
> create function mrr() returns opaque as '
>
> begin
>
> if NEW.billing_frequency = ''Monthly'' -- That's doubled single
> quotes (and below as well)
>
> then
>
> return NEW;
>
> else
>
> if NEW.billing_frequency = ''Yearly''
>
> then
>
> NEW.rate := NEW.rate/12;
>
> NEW.rate_override := NEW.rate_override/12;
>
> return NEW;
>
> else
>
> if NEW.billing_frequency = ''Semi-Annual''
>
> then
>
> NEW.rate := NEW.rate/6;
>
> NEW.rate_override := NEW.rate_override/6;
>
> return NEW;
>
> else
>
> if NEW.billing_frequency = ''Quarterly''
>
> then
>
> NEW.rate := NEW.rate/3;
>
> NEW.rate_override := NEW.rate_override/3;
>
> return NEW;
>
> end if;
>
> end if;
>
> end if;
>
> end if;
>
> end;
>
> 'language 'plpgsql';
>
> drop trigger mrr_set_trigger on report_table;
>
> create trigger mrr_set_trigger
>
> before insert on report_table
>
> for each row execute procedure mrr();
>