Ok, i see........... well..... when i have to return a set of records i'll use
sql and when i have to do stored procedure of functions i'll use plpsql in this
case but you're telling me that it will change in the 8.4 version. won't it?
> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:06:07 +0200> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [SQL] function that returns a set of records and
> integer(both of them)> CC: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org> > Hello> > 2008/7/13
> daniel blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > Ok, thanks pavel............. i think
> i'll try set of cursors..... by the> > way in t-sql i did it as follows:> >
> table users with a field called name> >> > create procedure
> list_user_by_name> > @info_name varchar> > as> > declare @sw> > begin> >
> select @n=(select count(*) from users where name like> > (@info_name+'%'))> >
> if @sw>0> > begin> > select * where name like (@info_name+'%')> > return 1> >
> end> > else> > begin> > return 0> > end> > end> >> > do you thing
> return_status or global variables? It doesn't exist in> PostreSQL. Your
> sample is typical example, what can be in stored> procedure for MS and what
> would not be on Oracle like rdbms. This code> is little bit ineffective. You
> have t
o call seq scan on users two> times. Minimally this code on pg and oracle is:>
> create function list_user_by_name(info_name)> returns users as $$> select *
from users where name like $1 || '%'> $$ language sql strict;> -- you don't
need logical info about returned set - this information> is inside returned
set, it is just empty or not empty.> > but it's better use directly well select
than stored procedure in this> case (8.4 will be different) - On Oracle like
rdbsm SELECTs are not> wrapped to procedures.> > p.s. postgresql doesn't
support global (session variables) - this> topic was discussed in different
thread this week> > Regards> Pavel> > > as you see i do a select and a return
at the same time when de sw variable> > is > than 0. i was expecting to do a
similiar function with plpgsql o sql in> > postgresql> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 12
Jul 2008 09:05:45 +0200> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: [SQL] function that returns a
set of records and integer(both> >> of them)> >> CC:
pgsql-sql@postgresql.org> >>> >> 2008/7/11 daniel blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:>
>> > Hi Everyone> >> >> >> > I would like to know if i can create a function
that returns a set of> >> > record> >> > with the sql statement: select and a
integer, i mean both of them,> >> > because i> >> > remenber that in sql server
(transact sql) i can do that in a stored> >> > procedure doing a select
statement and a return of a integer in the same> >> > procedure,> >>> >> when I
worked with T-SQL this wasn't possible - stored procedure> >> should return
recordset or multirecord set or OUT variables. And it> >> was solution. When I
would returns some similar like you, I had to> >> re turn two recordsets.> >>>
>> i'm migrating to postgresql and i have stored procedures like> >> > this in
my sql server database, can i do that with postgresql?> >>> >> You cannot
return integer and recordset from function now. There is> >> one workaro
und, you can return set of cursors.> >>> >> Regards> >> Pavel Stehule> >>> >>
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