> You need conditional logic, which suggests pl/pgsql is the way to go.
Maybe he could use simple sql function like this: create function check_loan(text,int,int) returns boolean as ' select ( select count(*) from kolcsonok where code_user=($2) and code_loan=($3) and typetable=($1) ) > 0; ' language 'sql'; The immediate benefit of it is that there's no need to install a procedural languge for this simple task. Regards, Baldvin ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org