Re: Functions returning RECORD

Hello

try
select * from GetAccountInfo (100) as (integer, integer, integer);

I don't know types of fields a.Field1, a.Field2, a.Field4. I expect for
example all are integer.

regards
Pavel Stehule

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Craig Bryden wrote:

> Hi
>
> I come from a MS-SQL background and am trying to figure out what is wrong with the function below:
> *****************************************************************************************
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION GetAccountInfo (p_AccID int)
> RETURNS record
> AS
> $$
> DECLARE
> r_Return record;
> BEGIN
> SELECT a.Field1, a.Field2, a.Field4
> INTO r_Return
> FROM Account
> WHERE a.AccID = p_AccID;
>
> RETURN r_Return;
> END;
> $$
> language 'plpgsql';
> *****************************************************************************************
> When I run select * from GetAccountInfo (100) I get the following error message: ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record"
>
> please can someone explain to me how to create a column definition list.
>
>
> Thanks
>