Many thanks to Stephan, Richard and George. When I was reading the documentation about FOR loops, I didn't realize that I was in the plpgsql section! CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION rgio() RETURNS integer as $$ BEGIN DECLARE lv RECORD; FOR lv IN SELECT DISTINCT rg FROM ldevrg LOOP SELECT ldev FROM ldevrg WHERE ldevrg='$lv'; END LOOP; RETURN 1; END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
So I've made progress, but I'm running into the same thing. psql:rgio.sql:16: ERROR: syntax error at or near "FOR" at character 86 psql:rgio.sql:16: LINE 6: FOR lv IN SELECT DISTINCT rg FROM ldevrg LOOP psql:rgio.sql:16: ^ If I comment out the DECLARE statement above, I get the following: psql:rgio.sql:16: ERROR: loop variable of loop over rows must be record or row variable at or near "LOOP" at character 129 psql:rgio.sql:16: LINE 6: FOR lv IN SELECT DISTINCT rg FROM ldevrg LOOP psql:rgio.sql:16: ^ Ideas? ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Kevin Nikiforuk Sent: Thu 7/20/2006 7:46 AM To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: [SQL] Error when trying to use a FOR loop Sorry if this is in the archives, but I've done a search and couldn't find anything relevant. I'm running HP's precompiled version of 8.1.3.1 as part of their Internet Express offering, and I can't seem to run a for loop. Here's what I'm seeing: xp512-0715-0716=# FOR LV in 1..10 LOOP xp512-0715-0716-# select * from ldevrg; ERROR: syntax error at or near "FOR" at character 1 LINE 1: FOR LV in 1..10 LOOP ^ I'm still pretty new to postgres, but based on the documentation I'm not picking up what I'm doing wrong. Help much appreciated. Thanks, Kevin ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq