[Mono-list] Npgsql.dll

[Carl Olsen]

ERROR:  set-valued function called in context that cannot accept a set
CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "sp_getstatelist" line 6 at return next

My table is "Accounts_StateCodes"
The fields are "Description","StateCode","Region"
The types are varchar(60),char(2),varchar(60)

CREATE TYPE StateCodes AS (
Description varchar,
StateCode varchar);
DECLARE
r StateCodes%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
FOR r IN SELECT "Description","StateCode" FROM "Accounts_StateCodes"
LOOP
RETURN NEXT r;
END LOOP;
RETURN;
END;

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[mailto:mono-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Chris Aitken
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:24 AM
To: carl at carl-olsen.com; mono-list at lists.ximian.com
Subject: RE: [Mono-list] Npgsql.dll

> It's me again, back to try and write some SPROC.  I want to 
> try the second method (PL/PgSQL), but I'm assuming you get 
> back two arrays each with the same index, one for the 
> customername and one for the postcode.  Is that how you 
> capture the returned data in a dataset?
> 

Hi Carl,

If you set up as per the original example. It will return a set - i.e. a
table, much the same as a pure SQL query. My example here returns (within
pgAdminIII):

Row	customername(varchar)	postcode(varchar)
1	data				data
2	data				data
...
...
N	data				data

Obviously the above is substituted for the actual data (apart from row
numbers). As I mentioned, is is returning a set of 'type', where in this
case the 'type' is called 'tp_company' is 2 columns of varchar, one named
customername, the other postcode. The type must be defined first:

	CREATE TYPE tp_company AS
		(customername varchar,
		postcode varchar);

Now the actual SPROC is written:

	CREATE FUNCTION plpgsql_company()
		RETURNS SETOF tp_company AS
		'
		DECLARE
			r tp_company%rowtype;
		BEGIN
			FOR r IN SELECT customername,postcode FROM
tblcustomerinformation LOOP
				RETURN NEXT r;
			END LOOP;
			RETURN;
		END
		'
	LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;


As can be seen, the function is defined as returning a set of 'tp_company'.
We then delare 'r' as being a row of 'tp_company'.

Then for each 'r' (row of 'tp_company', remember) in the SQL query, return
it, then loop until the end.
Return the whole shebang.
End

Hope this helps.

If you want me to write you an example for your data, let me know which
columns you want, table names & column types.

Chris


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