Re: Problem with stored procedure

Patrice OLIVER wrote:
[snip]
> create function insert_uv(varchar,varchar,varchar) returns integer as '
> declare
>   codeuv alias for $1;
>   codetype alias for $2;
>   libuv alias for $3;
>   cletype integer;
> begin
>   select into cletype numtype(codeuv);
>   insert into uv values (codeuv, cletype, libuv);
>   return cletype;
> end;
> ' language 'plpgsql';
> 
> When I do :
> 
> select insert_uv('SGBD','DUVC','TEST BD');
> I get the following message :
> ERROR:  insert or update on table "uv" violates foreign key constraint 
> "fk_uv_caracteri_type"
> DETAIL:  Key (typnum)=(43) is not present in table "types".
> 
> I don't kown why.

Before your "insert into" add:  RAISE NOTICE ''cletype = %'', cletype;

This will show what value cletype has. Presumably it's 43 and you don't 
have an equivalent row in "types".

Or have I misunderstood the problem?

--   Richard Huxton  Archonet Ltd