Thanks Brian, I changed it to this:
CREATE FUNCTION gen_simultaneous_calls(mystart timestamp, mystop timestamp)
RETURNS VOID AS $$
DECLARE
mycount integer;
BEGIN
WHILE mystart < mystop + INTERVAL '1 day' LOOP
SELECT INTO mycount count(*) FROM log_calls WHERE startdate < mystart and
enddate > mystop;
INSERT INTO simultaneous_calls_rpt (startdate,call_count) VALUES
(mystart,mycount);
mystart := mystart + INTERVAL '1 minute';
mystop := mystop + INTERVAL '1 minute';
END LOOP;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' STABLE;
But now am getting a different error:
[postg...@linux1559 ~]$ cat gen_simultaneous_calls.sql | psql holly
ERROR: "$1" is declared CONSTANT
CONTEXT: compilation of PL/pgSQL function "gen_simultaneous_calls" near line 7
From: epai...@googlemail.com [mailto:epai...@googlemail.com] On Behalf Of Brian
Modra
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:29 PM
To: Plugge, Joe R.
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Function Syntax Help
2009/10/30 Plugge, Joe R. <jrplu...@west.com<mailto:jrplu...@west.com>>
I am trying to create a function that will grind through a cdr table and
populate another table. I am trying to load the function and am getting the
following error:
ERROR: function result type must be specified
CREATE FUNCTION gen_simultaneous_calls(mystart timestamp, mystop timestamp) AS
$$ DECLARE
you need to tell it the return type. If there is none, "returns void"
e.g.
CREATE FUNCTION gen_simultaneous_calls(mystart timestamp, mystop timestamp)
returns void AS $$
mycount integer;
BEGIN
WHILE mystart < mystop + INTERVAL '1 day' LOOP
SELECT INTO mycount count(*) FROM log_calls WHERE startdate < mystart and
enddate > mystop;
INSERT INTO simultaneous_calls_rpt (startdate,call_count) VALUES
(mystart,mycount);
mystart := mystart + INTERVAL '1 minute';
mystop := mystop + INTERVAL '1 minute';
END LOOP;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' STABLE;
Joe R. Plugge
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