On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 13:29, Sugandha Shah wrote: > Hi , > > No luck . Even with Select Into . Please if any body has faced similar problem and >knows a solution. > > CREATE FUNCTION del_old_history() RETURNS int4 AS '
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > declare > var_history_age_limit int4; > set_time datetime; > > BEGIN > select into var_history_age_limit history_age_limit from database_info; > IF (var_history_age_limit is not null) THEN > > --set_time :=select current_date()+ INTERVAL '1 day'); > select into set_time current_date()+ INTERVAL ''$var_history_age_limit days >''; > delete from history where complete_time <= set_time; > END IF; > return true; ^^^^^^^^^^^ > END;' > LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; You don't seem to be returning what you have selected. I would expect "RETURN true;" to give you an error. Shouldn't that be "RETURN var_history_age_limit;"? -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org