Re: pgAdmin questions

On 02/03/2018 01:00 PM, bob gailer wrote:
> On 2/3/2018 3:30 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>> On 02/03/2018 12:24 PM, bob gailer wrote:
>>> I am using pgAdmin to create functions (and other wonderful purposes).
>>
>>>
>>> Once I have created a function I notice I can't change the arguments
>>> or return type. Why is this? The help topic does not address this.
>>
>> Because pgAdmin is just a client over Postgres and creating functions
>> is a Postgres responsibility:
>>
>>
>> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/sql-createfunction.html
>>
>> To replace the current definition of an existing function, use CREATE
>> OR REPLACE FUNCTION. It is not possible to change the name or argument
>> types of a function this way (if you tried, you would actually be
>> creating a new, distinct function). Also, CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
>> will not let you change the return type of an existing function. To do
>> that, you must drop and recreate the function. (When using OUT
>> parameters, that means you cannot change the types of any OUT
>> parameters except by dropping the function.)"
> Thanks. That helps. I was misled by seeing -- DROP FUNCTION
> public.test(character varying); at the top of the SQL; now I see it is a
> comment.
>>
>>
>> For the below you might get better answers quicker on the pgAdmin list:
> Thanks.
> Do you refer to pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org?

No pgadmin-support:

https://www.postgresql.org/list/pgadmin-support/

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