This looks similar to the issue I reported. Tom has already placed a patch in CVS that works for me. fetch the latest pgsql/src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_exec.c file from CVS in the REL7_1_STABLE branch. Going back to 7.1 also fixes this problem. On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:54:03AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 2 > The lower the number the more severe it is. > > Short Description > PostgreSQL 7.1.1: Backend crash when calling plpgsql function > > Long Description > Hi, while porting a 6.5 app to 7.1.1 i found a plpgsql function that crashes the >backend. Other functions work though. When i rewrite the function to be more sane, >the crash doesnt happen anymore. Still the backend shouldnt crash (and it didnt in >6.5 btw). > > The whole db dump is about 28megs if anyone is interested. > > In case it matters: the 7.1.1 was installed over a 7.0.3, so maybe there is some >plpgsql versioning conflict?? > > Thanks. > > > Sample Code > Crashing function: > CREATE FUNCTION "new_news" (varchar ) RETURNS int4 AS ' > DECLARE > uid_p varchar; > BEGIN > Select l.uid into uid_p from nachrichten2 n2, luser l > WHERE l.uid = $1 > AND l.uid = n2.uid > AND id > letzte_nachricht > group by l.uid; > IF uid_p ISNULL THEN > RETURN 0; > END IF; > RETURN 1; > END; > ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; > > Not crashing function: > CREATE FUNCTION "new_news" (varchar ) RETURNS int4 AS ' > BEGIN > IF NOT EXISTS( > Select l.uid from nachrichten2 n2, luser l > WHERE l.uid = $1 > AND l.uid = n2.uid > AND id > letzte_nachricht > ) THEN > RETURN 0; > END IF; > RETURN 1; > END; > ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; > > > > No file was uploaded with this report > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])