[SQL] set return function is returning a single record, multiple times,how can i get all the records in the table( description inside )

[Penchalaiah P.]

Hi       Please spare some time to provide a solution for the described problem :   I am using set returning functions to return all the records from a table named  pss , But what I am getting is the first record is returned as many  times , the number of records present in the rank_master: I am giving a detailed description below please check it out       1) The following  query creates pss table:   create table pss( name varchar(20), num integer, phno integer );       2) insert three records in to pss :     insert into pss values(‘penchal’,1,420); insert into pss values(‘joe’,2,421); insert into pss values(‘ali’,3,422);       3) create an user defines type of  variable named structrankmaster2 ( something like a structure to hold a record ) :   create type Structrankmaster2 as (name varchar(20), num integer, phno integer);     4) The following is the function that retrieves the records from pss :     CREATE or replace  FUNCTION ftoc9() RETURNS setof  structrankmaster2  LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'  AS' DECLARE  rowdata pss%rowtype; BEGIN for i in 1..3 loop select * into rowdata from pss ; return next rowdata ; end loop; return; end';      5) now call  the function  from command prompt:          Select  * from ftoc9();   6) the following is the output that I am getting ( i.e the first row repeated 3 times )  :     name   | num | phno ---------+-----+------  penchal |   1 |  420  penchal |   1 |  420  penchal |   1 |  420 (3 rows)   7) what exactly I should be getting is :     name   | num | phno ---------+-----+------  penchal |   1 |  420  joe        |   2 |  421  penchal |   3 |  422 (3 rows)   Please provide a solution for this so that I can get        name   | num | phno ---------+-----+------  penchal |   1 |  420  joe        |   2 |  421  penchal |   3 |  422 (3 rows)                                                               Thanks & regards                                                                                     Thanks  &  Regards Penchal reddy | Software Engineer            Infinite Computer Solutions | Exciting Times…Infinite Possibilities... SEI-CMMI level 5 | ISO 9001:2000 IT SERVICES | BPO                                                                                                                                                                           Telecom | Finance | Healthcare | Manufacturing | Energy & Utilities | Retail & Distribution | Government                                                        Tel +91-80-4133-0000(Ext:503)| Fax  +91-80-51930009 | Cell No  +91-9886774209|www.infics.com           Information transmitted by this e-mail is proprietary to Infinite Computer Solutions and/ or its Customers and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or it appears that this mail has been forwarded to you without proper authority, you are notified that any use or dissemination of this information in any manner is strictly prohibited. In such cases, please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this mail from your records.