Elliott Prechter <ellio...@privatefundmgt.com> writes:
> I have a function which looks like this:
> ...
> declare _object bigint;
> begin
> set _object = insert into object (object_type,name) values
> ('type1','test object');
> insert into ref (object,refname) values (_object,'test object reference');
> end;
> ...
> However I get a syntax error on the line 'set _object = insert ....'
In plpgsql it's just "variable := value", no SET keyword. However,
you've got more problems than that: INSERT doesn't return a value.
It's not at all clear what you expect that to do.
regards, tom lane
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