With the following function I expected to get an iteration through the results. But the loop seems to be performed two times instead.
The function (postgres 7.2): create function echt_char_laenge () returns integer as ' declare char_auslese record; begin for char_auslese in select * from varlaenge loop raise notice ''%, %'', char_auslese.id_var, char_auslese.var_text; end loop; return 0; end; ' language 'plpgsql'; ------------------------------------------------------------ the result: select echt_char_laenge (); NOTICE: 1, text 1X NOTICE: 2, text 2X NOTICE: 3, text 3X NOTICE: 4, text 4X NOTICE: 5, text 5X NOTICE: 6, text 6X NOTICE: 1, text 1X NOTICE: 2, text 2X NOTICE: 3, text 3X NOTICE: 4, text 4X NOTICE: 5, text 5X NOTICE: 6, text 6X echt_char_laenge ------------------ 0 (1 row) ---------- and the result as expected: select * from varlaenge; id_var | var_text --------+------------- 1 | text 1X 2 | text 2X 3 | text 3X 4 | text 4X 5 | text 5X 6 | text 6X (6 rows) Any ideas? Thanx Stefan ______________________________________________________________________________ Schneller als andere! Die Blitz-SMS von WEB.DE FreeMail! http://freemail.web.de/features/?mc=021167 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html