Re: [SQL] pl/pgsql or control structures outside of a function?

2009-04-06 Thread Peter Koczan
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:28 PM, John DeSoi wrote: >> Is there any way to use PL/pgSQL code outside of a function? > > No. I kinda figured, but it doesn't hurt to ask. >> The reason I'm asking is that I'm porting some code from >> sybase/isql/SQR, and it allows some control code structures to be

Re: [SQL] pl/pgsql or control structures outside of a function?

2009-04-03 Thread John DeSoi
On Apr 3, 2009, at 5:03 PM, Peter Koczan wrote: Is there any way to use PL/pgSQL code outside of a function? No. The reason I'm asking is that I'm porting some code from sybase/isql/SQR, and it allows some control code structures to be used in an sql script. For instance, CASE might wor

[SQL] pl/pgsql or control structures outside of a function?

2009-04-03 Thread Peter Koczan
Hi all, Is there any way to use PL/pgSQL code outside of a function? The reason I'm asking is that I'm porting some code from sybase/isql/SQR, and it allows some control code structures to be used in an sql script. For instance, begin if ((select count(*) from users where login = 'foo') = 0)