Re: BUG #6724: EXCEPTION syntax not recgonised

Hello

This is not bug

keyword EXCEPTION is supported only in plpgsql.

Regards

Pavel Stehule

2012/7/9  <chine.bleu@yahoo.com>:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference:      6724
> Logged by:          Chine Bleu
> Email address:      chine.bleu@yahoo.com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
> Operating system:   macosx
> Description:
>
> query: BEGIN
> INSERT INTO config (name, value) VALUES (E'dbexp', E'10');
> EXCEPTION WHEN unique_violation THEN
> UPDATE config SET value=E'10' WHERE name=E'dbexp';
> END error: fatal query: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "INSERT"
> LINE 2: INSERT INTO config (name, value) VALUES (E'dbexp', E'10');
>         ^
>
>
> query: BEGIN;
> INSERT INTO config (name, value) VALUES (E'dbexp', E'10');
> EXCEPTION WHEN unique_violation THEN
> UPDATE config SET value=E'10' WHERE name=E'dbexp';
> END error: fatal query: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "EXCEPTION"
> LINE 3: EXCEPTION WHEN unique_violation THEN
>         ^
>
> This is so much easier than implementing that horror of REPLACE everyone
> else has somehow figured out how to implement.
>
> And, no, I don't really expect an answer. I will continue to use the
> DELETE...;;INSERT... improvement on REPLACE.
>
>
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