In trying to use a plpgsql stored proc, I'm getting an error I don't
understand.
When the select at the bottom of this email is executed, I'm getting the
message:
ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "$1"
Any ideas? <Gads I hope it's not something amazingly simple, but I'm sure it
is...;^>
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Ken Corey, CTO Atomic Interactive, Ltd.
select 'drop FUNCTION IU_EMPLOYEE(varchar(255), ...);' as Progress;
drop FUNCTION IU_EMPLOYEE( varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255),
varchar(255),varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255));
select 'create FUNCTION IU_EMPLOYEE(varchar(255), ...)' as Progress;
create FUNCTION IU_EMPLOYEE( varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255),
varchar(255),varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255), varchar(255))
RETURNS INT4
AS ' DECLARE user_name_in alias for $1; passwd_in alias for $2; firstname_in alias for $3; lastname_in alias
for$4; company_in alias for $5; addr1_in alias for $6; addr2_in alias for $7; city_in alias for $8; state_in
aliasfor $9; postcode_in alias for $10; country_in alias for $11; userid_calc INT4; companyid_calc INT4; BEGIN
userid_calc := 0;
select into companyid_calc COMPANY_ID from COMPANY where COMPANY_NAME = company_in; if (companyid_calc is
null) then insert into COMPANY (COMPANY_NAME) values (company_in); companyid_calc :=
currval(''company_company_id_seq''); end if;
if (companyid_calc is not null) then insert into EMPLOYEE ( COMPANY_ID , AUTHORIZED , RIGHTS ,
USERNAME, PASSWD , FIRSTNAME , LASTNAME , ADDR1 , ADDR2 , CITY , STATE , POSTCODE , COUNTRY)
values ( companyid_calc,0,0,username_in, password_in, firstname_in, lastname_in,
company_in,addr1_in,addr2_in,city_in, state_in,postcode_in,country_in ); userid_calc :=
currval(''employee_employee_id_seq''); else rollback; return 0; end if;
return userid_calc;
END;'
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
select iu_employee('handtest','password','hand','test','handcompany',
'handaddr','handaddr2','handcity','handstate','handpostcode','handcountry');