Re: [SQL] question about timestamp with tz

2009-10-22 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:41 PM, the6campbells wrote: > Question.. is there a way that I can get Postgres to return the tz as > supplied on the insert statement PostgreSQL converts the timezone to GMT and stores it with no offset, then adds an offset based on the TZ of the client requesting it ba

Re: [SQL] date + interval year - why is the return type convered to a timestamp?

2009-10-22 Thread Tom Lane
the6campbells writes: > Why is Postgres returning a timestamp instead of the expected date data type > for the first expression (the second returns a date)? > select date '2001-03-30' - interval '1' year, date '2001-03-30' - integer > '365' from tversion Would you expect a date for date

Re: [SQL] question about timestamp with tz

2009-10-22 Thread Tom Lane
the6campbells writes: > Question.. is there a way that I can get Postgres to return the tz as > supplied on the insert statement No. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgres

[SQL] date + interval year - why is the return type convered to a timestamp?

2009-10-22 Thread the6campbells
Why is Postgres returning a timestamp instead of the expected date data type for the first expression (the second returns a date)? In other words, is this a known bug or is it design intent. The manuals did not seem to appear to say this is intentional behaviour but is not SQL standard. select da

[SQL] question about timestamp with tz

2009-10-22 Thread the6campbells
Question.. is there a way that I can get Postgres to return the tz as supplied on the insert statement insert into TTSTZ(RNUM, CTSTZ) values ( 0, null); insert into TTSTZ(RNUM, CTSTZ) values ( 1, timestamp with time zone '2000-12-31 12:00:00.0-05:00'); insert into TTSTZ(RNUM, CTSTZ) values ( 2, ti

Re: [SQL] Assigning Values to Composite Types

2009-10-22 Thread Tom Lane
Gary Chambers writes: > /* Here is where I am stuck trying to fill data >I've tried: >data.term_count.coord_type := S; >(data.term_count).coord_type := S; >data.(term_count.coord_type) := S; > */ I'm afraid plpgsql isn't tremendousl

[SQL] Assigning Values to Composite Types

2009-10-22 Thread Gary Chambers
All... Given the following [hopefully] relevant portions of a function: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION solve(FLOAT8, VARCHAR, CHAR) RETURNS SETOF sometype_t AS $solve$ DECLARE data sometype_t; ... BEGIN FOR term_count IN SELECT DISTINCT coord_type AS coord_type, MAX(term) AS maxterms

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Tom Lane
Denis BUCHER writes: > To do this it will be a little complicated because of table > dependencies... And it could bug again at the next DROP COLUMN... Is > there a way to change my function (RETURN SETOF part) to specify the > column names/types ? No, not really. You could maybe un-drop the colu

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Tom Lane
Richard Huxton writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> plpgsql isn't tremendously good with rowtypes that contain dropped >> columns. > I thought that only applied to columns dropped after the function was > defined. Live and learn. There are/were some variants that go away if you recreate the function o

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Hi Tom, Another question : Tom Lane a écrit : > Denis BUCHER writes: >> I have a strange problem, because it worked in a fonction for a table, >> and now I created the same (?) function for another table and it doesn't >> work... > >> The function is accepted but at runtime I get : > >> ERREUR

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Richard Huxton
Tom Lane wrote: > Denis BUCHER writes: > > Does that table have any dropped columns? If you don't remember > whether you ever dropped any columns, a quick look into pg_attribute > will tell you: > select attname from pg_attribute where attrelid = > 'rma.serial_number'::regclass; > > plpgsql is

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Richard Huxton
Denis BUCHER wrote: >> Bienvenue dans psql 8.1.17, l'interface interactive de PostgreSQL. OK - I'm not aware of any problems in that version. You're only one revision from the latest 8.1.x series. > OK I prepared what you asked and I tested it myself before sending. > > And I think I've found th

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Hello Tom, Tom Lane a écrit : > Denis BUCHER writes: >> I have a strange problem, because it worked in a fonction for a table, >> and now I created the same (?) function for another table and it doesn't >> work... > >> The function is accepted but at runtime I get : > >> ERREUR: wrong record t

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Richard Huxton a écrit : >>> The other thing you could try is printing out row before returning it: >>> RAISE NOTICE 'row = %', row; >>> RETURN NEXT ROW; >>> It might be you've not got what you were expecting. >> Thanks a lot, good idea... >> >> But it looks good : > > Hmm... > >>> SELECT * F

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Tom Lane
Denis BUCHER writes: > I have a strange problem, because it worked in a fonction for a table, > and now I created the same (?) function for another table and it doesn't > work... > The function is accepted but at runtime I get : > ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT > CONTEXTE : P

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Richard Huxton
Denis BUCHER wrote: > Richard Huxton a écrit : >> The other thing you could try is printing out row before returning it: >> RAISE NOTICE 'row = %', row; >> RETURN NEXT ROW; >> It might be you've not got what you were expecting. > > Thanks a lot, good idea... > > But it looks good : Hmm... >

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Hello Richard, Richard Huxton a écrit : >> I saw somwhere it could be the order of the fields ? > > Not if you are doing "SELECT * FROM". > > Create an empty test database and a short script to create the table and > function, insert a couple of rows then call the function. If you wrap > the who

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Richard Huxton
Denis BUCHER wrote: > I saw somwhere it could be the order of the fields ? Not if you are doing "SELECT * FROM". Create an empty test database and a short script to create the table and function, insert a couple of rows then call the function. If you wrap the whole thing in BEGIN ... ROLLBACK we

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Hello Richard, Richard Huxton a écrit : ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT CONTEXTE : PL/pgSQL function "hds_bw_find_sn_live" line 26 at return next Does someone maybe knows what it could be ? This is (a part of) my function : > CREATE OR REPL

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Richard Huxton
Denis BUCHER wrote: > Richard Huxton a écrit : >>> ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT >>> CONTEXTE : PL/pgSQL function "hds_bw_find_sn_live" line 26 at return next >>> >>> Does someone maybe knows what it could be ? >>> >>> This is (a part of) my function : >>> CREATE OR REPLAC

[SQL] Problem with return type of function ??? (corrected)

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Hello, (CORRECTED VERSION OF MY PREVIOUS EMAIL) I have a strange problem, because it worked in a fonction for a table, and now I created the same (?) function for another table and it doesn't work... The function is accepted but at runtime I get : ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NE

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Richard Huxton a écrit : >> ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT >> CONTEXTE : PL/pgSQL function "hds_bw_find_sn_live" line 26 at return next >> >> Does someone maybe knows what it could be ? >> >> This is (a part of) my function : >> >>> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION rma.find_sn_live (v

Re: [SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Richard Huxton
Denis BUCHER wrote: > > ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT > CONTEXTE : PL/pgSQL function "hds_bw_find_sn_live" line 26 at return next > > Does someone maybe knows what it could be ? > > This is (a part of) my function : > >> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION rma.find_sn_live (varchar(

Re: [SQL] @@Error equivalent in Postgresql

2009-10-22 Thread Thomas Pundt
Hi maboyz schrieb: I am in the process of migrating our database from MS Server 2000 to Postgres. I have a bunch of stored procs which i have to modify the syntax so they work in postgresql. My ? is is there an equivalent for the @@Error function in T-SQL for postgres: The stored proc i am conve

[SQL] Problem with return type of function ???

2009-10-22 Thread Denis BUCHER
Hello, I have a strange problem, because it worked in a fonction for a table, and now I created the same (?) function for another table and it doesn't work... The function is accepted but at runtime I get : ERREUR: wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT CONTEXTE : PL/pgSQL function "hds_bw_f