Re: Stored Procedures

Porting my simple stored procedures to functions seems a little too daunting for me. There doesnt seem to be much
directtranslation. Stuff about having to supply a return value...I want to return records like a simple select
query...ori just want to insert a row into my table with a dozen parameters...I dont want to return anything.  

Dennis


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Crawford <scrawford@pinpointresearch.com>
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2003 4:54 pm
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Stored Procedures

> search for "functions" and also check out "triggers" and "rules".
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> On Thursday 10 April 2003 3:38 pm, bugbug@shaw.ca wrote:
> > Hi Im new to postgre...and Im trying to make the leap from ms
> sql(was kinda
> > new there too! )
> >
> > How do I implement ms sql style stored procedures in postgre ? I
> have ms
> > sql stored procedures like the following to insert data into a
> db that is
> > called from a web form:
> >
> > CREATE PROCEDURE pr_Wellogs_Insert
> >  @iWELL_NUM int = NULL,
> >  @sOWNER nvarchar(60) = NULL,
> >  @siWELL_LOT smallint = NULL,
> >  @stFrom smallint = NULL,
> >  @stTO smallint = NULL
> >
> > AS
> >
> > INSERT WELLOGS
> > (
> >  [WELL_NUM],
> >  [OWNER],
> >  [WELL_LOT]
> > )
> > VALUES
> > (
> >  @iWELL_NUM,
> >  @sOWNER,
> >  @siWELL_LOT
> >
> > if (@stFrom <> ' ')
> > begin insert stratigraphy3
> > (
> >  [well_num],
> >  [from],
> >  [to]
> > )
> > values
> > (
> >  @iWELL_NUM,
> >  @stFrom,
> >  @stTO
> > )
> > end
> > return
> >
> > ------
> > In pgadmin I cant even find anything called stored procedures.
> Also...how> do I implement @@identity in postgre ?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Dennis
> >
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