postgresql function return setof record

This page was last edited on 19 May 2012, at 09:40. If there is only one output parameter, write that parameter's type instead of record. i'm calling it as select * from GetNum(1); 2003/06/04 08:12 EST (via web): Fixed the ANNOYING formatting of this page. Note that for the return next we are not returning the record r, but instead are returning just the departmentid because this function returns a set of integers. 2003/04/01 18:21 EST (via web): This does not cause the function to return. Add your comments here... 2005/07/11 16:59 GMT (via web): I agree This document should be in PostGre documentation. Let's do something very simple, a function that returns the numbers from 1 to an argument and those numbers doubled. -Josh. Calling function GetRows(text) error: testdb=# select * from GetRows('department') as dept(deptid integer, deptname text); ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "(" testdb=# why? The body of the function is a very simple SQL statement to generate the output rows. It would be really nice if someone (other than me) with a bit of spare time would hit the "Edit this page" link at the top of this page and fix up the comments and properly line up the examples. GREAT!!! ), but when I use the function code> below I get the error:>> ERROR: A column definition list is required for functions returning RECORD. Sorry for the spooge in the last posting. I need a Postgres function to return a virtual table (like in Oracle) with custom content. Add your comments here... Yes, I agree.. As for status return, if there's an error (excepting a foreign key violation that is not yet checked - like deferred constraints) right now the statement will be ended so it won't get to the next statement in the function. :), 2003/01/14 01:25 EST (via web): > Hi all. An SRF can be used in place of a table or subselect in the FROM clause of a query. Newbie: This article requires PostgreSQL version 7.3 or greater. So you are not bound to use SETOF with polymorphic types like you speculated. you can do "select foo, set_of_things(bar) from mytable" if set_of_things() is an SQL function, or a C function apparently - this started from trying to figure out how the int_array_enum() function in contrib/intagg got away with it - but not if it's a PL/pgSQL function. This becomes an issue when denormalizing data which is too complex to handle with a select, and so must be done with nested 'for select in' loops. 2003/04/17 05:51 EST (via web): If you want to return an existing record type, you need to make a dummy type to hold the output type, for example: Here we are defining a new type named holder which is a composite type of an integer named departmentid and a bigint named totalsalary. quote_literal() was the solution. The body of the loop is the new return form, 'return next' which means that an output row is queued into the return set of the function. I am not aware of how to do this in PLPGSQL. In the function body, we used a for loop staetment to process the query row by row.. PostgreSQL Database Forums on Bytes. Thank You. Is there a way to have a function return an agregate of custom types? I have a function returning setof record. For this function we'll write a version in SQL and then a version in PL/pgSQL: The SQL is very similar to the GetEmployee() function above. The return next statement adds a row to the returned table of the function.. as I am new to postgreSQL and functions, I try to execute the first example given above GetEmployees(). There seems to be some limitation with plpgsql that prevents you from using a set-valued function in the SELECT list of a query. If you make a mistake, you'll get an error at creation time for SQL functions and at execute time for PL/pgSQL functions. In fact, it's a dammage to declare a type with explicit type when we already knows the type return by the function. This variable will be used to store the rows coming from the query in the main body of the function. create or replace function get_current_rec(numeric) returns setof rec as ' declare r rec%rowtype; begin for r in select a, b, c, d as total from table where key = $1 loop if r.replaced_by IS NULL THEN return next r; ELSE raise notice ''trying to fetch record for %'',r.replaced_by; select into r * from get_current_rec(r.replaced_by); return next r; end if; end loop; return; end ' language 'plpgsql'; PostgreSQL's™ stored functions can return results in two different ways. The following is what I did. I think it won't like spaces much either. Re: return setof record from function with dynamic query at 2002-12-18 15:21:10 from Stephan Szabo Re: return setof record from function with dynamic query at 2002-12-18 15:32:29 from Masaru Sugawara Browse pgsql-general by date 2003/02/27 11:27 EST (via web): Using OUT and INOUT function arguments. The return type of the function is setof employee, meaning it is going to return a rowset of employee rows. I want to> pass the results of that query as a recordset to the caller - I can> do it as a refcursor (but via odbc a refcursor just appears as an> empty recordset, no use at all. The ‘RETURN QUERY’ keyword is used to return the type ‘SETOF sales’, since we’re returning a set of records we execute a select statement to return the necessary records. We could also use RECORD. calling a stored function which return set of records. Last updated 4th April 2003. A caviat: if you are dealing with a WHERE clause in the EXECUTE SELECT, you may want to quote_literal() your string variables (if they are being passed in). That might be ok. old records-> new records. The following simplified example shows what I'm talking about (I know this could be done with sub-selects, but in more complicated cases it must be done interatively): 2003/04/24 16:48 EST (via web): [Maybe: SELECT * FROM c_fcn() AS (a int, b text);]. 2003/10/24 17:31 EST (via web): (2 replies) I am porting some Oracle code to PLPGSQL and am having a problem with functions that return SETOF datatype. SETOF anyelement - get_call_result_type; set returning function with variable argument - possible? The name of a table it acts > on is one of its input variables, and its output is a set of rows > from that table. I tried building the string as SELECT baz_number FROM baz_table WHERE customer_id = ' || cust_id || ' - no dice. 2003/10/15 03:23 EST (via web): Imagine this: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION 'public'. One of my tables has a recursive relationship. I think it won't like spaces much either. – arthur Nov 6 '13 at 9:21 In a prior article Use of Out and InOut Parameters we demonstrated how to use OUT parameters and INOUT parameters to return a set of records from a PostgreSQL function. 2003/05/27 11:31 EST (via web): Finally, we're going to make PL/pgSQL functions that synthesize rows completely from scratch. then I get a ---> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "(". I would like to see 'return next' push the return row, then set all columns to null, ready for fresh data. Use the drop function statement with the cascade option to drop a function and its dependent objects and objects that depends on those objects, and so on. Question about functions that return a set of records Group by clause creating "ERROR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT" (version 8.1.11 -- grr...) Function Returning SETOF RECORD: Trouble With Char Type > First it was defined to return SETOF someview. > Then I changed it to return SETOF RECORD, in order to be able to return > dataset with varying number of columns. A simplistic example: create function pfoo(int) returns setof int language 'plpgsql' as 'declare b alias for $1; x int; begin for x in 1..b loop return next x; end loop; return; end;'; create function foo(int) returns setof int language 'sql' as 'select * from pfoo($1)'; select 1, pfoo(5); /* will give you an error */ select 1, foo(5); /* works */ (sorry for formatting this text box is tooo wide and tooo short...). This limitation may be removed in a future version. The name of a table it acts on is one of its input variables, and its output is a set of rows from that table. > ERROR: A column definition list is required for functions returning RECORD. 2003/05/29 08:00 EST (via web): The key point here is that you must write RETURNS SETOF record to indicate that the function returns multiple rows instead of just one. We're going to work with a very simple set of tables and data and functions written in SQL and PL/pgSQL. Thanks, 2005/08/02 10:54 GMT (via web): Something like: 2003/10/25 15:33 EST (via web): The SETOF modifier indicates that the function will return a set of items, rather than a single item. al.) Please keep on adding to this section. 2003/11/03 00:12 EST (via web): Writing a function that returned the most current row for any given entry point was a little tricky as nothing mentioned recursion that I saw. For example: CREATE FUNCTION public.sp_get_baz_for_cust(bpchar) RETURNS SETOF bpchar AS ' DECLARE cust_id ALIAS FOR $1; baz_num CHAR( 15 ); selected_baz RECORD; BEGIN FOR selected_baz IN EXECUTE SELECT baz_number FROM baz_table WHERE customer_id = || quote_literal( cust_id ) LOOP RETURN NEXT selected_baz.ticket_number; END LOOP; RETURN; END; Without quote_literal(), the query tends to choke on special characters (like colons, dashes, et. What is the difference between the return of … Notice that if we were to carry out this logic without stored functions we would have to make several round trips to the server to achieve our goal. The function makes a variable of the rowtype numtype and for each number from 1 to the passed argument assigns num and doublenum and then does return next r; in order to enqueue a row of output. 2003/06/26 12:13 EST (via web): something like DECLARE rec RECORD; BEGIN rec.$1 := 1; (...), 2004/05/22 09:02 AST (via web): This tutorial must become part of Postgresql Function Documentation. There is another approach to doing this, and that is to use the ANSI Standard RETURNS TABLE construct. Thanks, this helped quite a bit. Here we've passed in Department as the argument which means that we expect to get rows in the general form of Department records which is an integer followed by a text string, so we tell PostgreSQL that the alias for the result should be called dept and that it is made up of an integer named deptid and a text named deptname. Im confuse about set returning function when read Documentation, but after surf www.postgresql.org , search, found this tutorial, Im glad ... Thx. The rows that it returns are defined by the group by query in its body. [/QUOTE] That single predicate, "multiple output parameters", is creating the (useless?) Perhaps you could use triggers, https://wiki.postgresql.org/index.php?title=Return_more_than_one_row_of_data_from_PL/pgSQL_functions&oldid=17343. I've tested this with 4 levels of recursion so far and its worked, so I believe it is correct. Dynamic, using AS (name type, …) at call site : SETOF RECORD. Calling this function is a little more complicated than calling the SRFs above. RECORD structure. In that case, you can return a setof record. To Warmage: In 7.3, I believe you can make a function return void if you don't want to use its value. The function name above is “get_people ()” which returns an SETOF (a list of records) of type person. It's pretty ugly and when I did the discussion at SFPUG it was pretty unanimous that it was a bad hack and pretty much the wrong way to go about solving the problem. Just a quick note for a problem I was having. I have a stored function in a postgresql databse, and I want to call it from my java program. Do you now a better way to create the type of the result type of the function. Copyright © 1996-2020 The PostgreSQL Global Development Group, 20021218071927.J85864-100000@megazone23.bigpanda.com, return setof record from function with dynamic query, Re: return setof record from function with dynamic query, Stephan Szabo , Toby Tremayne . The function starts off by declaring a variable r to be of the rowtype holder. The p_pattern is used to search for films. #include function with multiple return values Hi, If I give a SELECT GetEmployees(); INSIDE function. Turns out selecting into r and calling next fixed that. Consider a function with header: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION dates_pkg.getbusinessdays(pstartdate timestamp … 2003/11/03 00:16 EST (via web): The PL/pgSQL function is a little more complicated, but let's go through it. It returns a rowset of rows defined by the type holder (int, int8). For the longest time I was stuck on getting 0 records back. 2005/03/13 14:59 GMT (via web): You can't do it in 7.2. It's very important tutorial because many people don�t know how crete that type of functions(procedures), and the way to make it on PostgreSQL is so diferent with other RDBMS such as MSSQL, ORACLE, INFORMIX, INTERBASE/FIREBIRD etc.. 2003/06/26 04:31 EST (via web): 2003/06/30 08:25 EST (via web): Let's make a function that returns all the rows of a table whose name you pass in as a parameter. Want to edit, but don't see an edit button when logged in? E.g. Specify the argument list in the function if the function is overloaded. But If I give a SELECT * from GetEmployees(); Incorrect: select sr_func(arg1, arg2, ...); Correct: select * from sr_func(arg1, arg2, ...); 2003/03/29 13:52 EST (via web): But what happens if you only know what the details of the composite type the function needs to return at execution time? CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION wordFrequency(maxTokens INTEGER) RETURNS SETOF RECORD AS $$ BEGIN SELECT text, count(*), 100 / maxTokens * count(*) FROM ( SELECT text FROM token WHERE chartype = 'ALPHABETIC' LIMIT maxTokens ) as tokens GROUP BY text ORDER BY count DESC END $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; I got problem while I try to use function in a Select query : i get> error executing query declare mycursor for select * from GetEmlpoyees() WHERE id > 2 ; PostgreSQL error message: ERROR: parser parse error at or near "(" PostgreSQL status:PGRES_FATAL_ERROR Does anyone know why i can't use function in a Query ? My first here and didn't realize I'd need to format. Related (you linked to that one yourself): Refactor a PL/pgSQL function to return the output of various SELECT queries; FOR-IN-EXECUTE to loop over a dynamic query. How can I cath the system errors that plpgsql return ?? Currently, SRF returning PL/pgSQL functions must generate the entire result set before returning although if the set becomes large it will be written to disk. I have a table called "events" and anoteher called "event_parameter" and some other tables that are also conected with these two. (I know this could be done with sub-selects, but in more complicated Returning From a Function There are two commands available that allow you to return data from a … I've tried the following using PostgreSQL 9.2: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test() RETURNS SETOF record Which gives me the following error: ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record" I've also tried: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test() RETURNS table () If present, it must agree with the result type implied by the output parameters: RECORD if there are multiple output parameters, or the same type as the single output parameter. Technical Assistance is available through the PostgreSQL Mailing Lists, available here: http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists. 2003/04/24 14:52 EST (via web): PostgreSQL treats these functions somewhat similarly to table subselects and uses a similar syntax for providing this information as one would use to give aliases to subselect columns. Are you calling it like select GetNum(1); or select * from GetNum(1); ? E.g. Obtaining a ResultSet from a stored function. Perfect! 2003/05/28 11:34 EST (via web): These functions are used in the same fashion as the first function. I have created the tables and records as shown above but I cant get the function run. by Stephan Szabo warmage@magicmail.co.za. > But, I get the following error:"ERROR: a column definition list is required > for functions returning "record" SQL state: 42601". Function Returning SETOF Problem. First let's look at a simple SQL function that returns an existing table's rowtype. Note that if you don't fill in all the values for the return type for each return next, old values will be used, so you have to manually null them. You have to do something like (given r as record type and returning setof record): select into r 1::int as num, 1::int as doublenum; before using r in the for loop. If I create a sql string and the number of column are dynamicaly determined, then how I can execute the string created? If you come from a SQL Server or IBM DB2 background, the RETURNS TABLE construct is probably most familiar, but still … justinc, 2003/01/28 16:35 EST (via web): See: In Oracle, the functions I'm porting return a TABLE of TYPE datatype, this TABLE being itself a named type. > > I have a function returning setof record. In this example, we created the get_film(varchar,int) that accepts two parameters:. 2003/10/17 19:26 EST (via web): I assume in this that you already have some experience with writing functions in SQL and PL/pgSQL for PostgreSQL. For example: Without quote_literal(), the query tends to choke on special characters (like colons, dashes, et. 2003/03/14 18:39 EST (via web): I run into this most often when creating complex pivot tables that do not use agrigates. I get a list of obvious numbers. Assignment of a yet-unknown column with the hstore operator #=. ; The p_year is the release year of the films. So far, the composite type returning functions only work if you're certain that you're returning a type that is made up of the same types as the one the function is declared to return. Someone had wrapped their entire comment in pre /pre and made the page layout confoundingly wide. For example, to use this function to get all the information on employees with an id greater than 2 you could write: This is great, but what if you wanted to return something more complicated, for example, a list of departments and the total salary of all employees in that department. I just couldn't find the correct syntax on the internet. We can then define functions that return sets of this type. Sorry, forgot the pre /pre around my code. Thank you. ...it would still be nice just to see how the last example could be done with a RECORD type. Use drop function statement to remove a function. 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