Re: sql insert function

Chris Ochs wrote:
> CREATE FUNCTION taxship(varchar,integer,varchar,float,float) returns integer
> AS '
> insert into taxship(s_oid,order_id,mer_id,tax,shipping) values
> ('$1',$2,'$3',$4,$5);
> SELECT 1;
> ' LANGUAGE SQL;

try

CREATE FUNCTION taxship (varchar,integer,varchar,float,float) RETURNS
integer AS '
BEGIN
   insert into taxship(s_oid,order_id,mer_id,tax,shipping)
     values ('$1',$2,'$3',$4,$5);
   return 1;
END' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

since what you are trying to do is a compound statement.