pgsql question

Hi all,

I need to to change an ip addres in a plpgsql function from aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd to an sring containing "aaa bbb ccc ddd
upload".

The following code does not work. It complaines about the replace line (or is it the assignment?):

ERROR:  syntax error at or near "replace" at character 1
CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "getcustomerdownload" line 14 at SQL statement) :


CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getcustomerdownload(text, timestamp, timestamp)
  RETURNS int4 AS
'
DECLARE
    my_ipaddress inet;
    my_ipaddress_as_text text;
BEGIN
select into my_ipaddress customertable.ipaddress
from
(
select customer.objectid, getcustomername(customer.objectid) as customername, customer.ipaddress from customer
)
as customertable
where customertable.customername like ''$1%'';

my_ipaddress_as_text := host(my_ipaddress);
replace(my_ipaddress_as_text ,''.'','' '');

return cast( (sum(bytes)/(1024*1024)) as int8) from logs
where
rule_name =  my_ipaddress_as_text | '' upload''
and
that_time between cast( abstime($2) as int4) and cast( abstime($3) as int4);
END
'
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE;

Does anyone have any idea of how to do this?

TIA


Groeten,

Joost Kraaijeveld
Askesis B.V.
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