Re: [GENERAL] Functions

From: Andrew Perrin - Demography <aperrin(at)demog(dot)berkeley(dot)edu>
To: Simon Drabble <simon(at)eskimo(dot)com>
Cc: Postgres Group <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Functions
Date: 1999-11-03 21:04:30
Message-ID: Pine.SUN.4.10.9911031303400.21325-100000@davis.DEMOG.berkeley.edu
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I believe it's $1, $2, etc., so it would be:

> CREATE FUNCTION fn_fubar(int4) AS
> 'UPDATE foo SET bar = tmp.numb FROM tmp WHERE tmp.numb = $1'
> LANGUAGSE 'sql';

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On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Simon Drabble wrote:

> Ok, following on from the previous stuff, I'm now trying to put that update
> into a function. How can I reference the passed parameter(s)?
>
> CREATE FUNCTION fn_fubar(int4) AS
> 'UPDATE foo SET bar = tmp.numb FROM tmp WHERE tmp.numb = $$'
> LANGUAGSE 'sql';
>
> where $$ would be the parameter passed to the function:
>
> SELECT fn_fubar(20);
>
>
> Simon
> Buying a SQL book this weekend :)
>
>
>
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