Re: Question about functions

Mike,

> I am trying to run this function but the return is not
> correct.  If I run the select statement from the psql command
> line it works.  My guess is that the WHERE clause could be
> causing the problem.  Then again, it may be how I am using
> the FOR loop.  The ides column is of type TEXT.
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sp_description_search(varchar)
> RETURNS varchar AS $$         -- <== Problem is here
> DECLARE
> myrec record;
> BEGIN
> FOR myrec IN SELECT * FROM tblStuff WHERE ides LIKE '%$1%' LOOP
> RETURN NEXT myrec;            -- <== Problem is here
> END LOOP;
> RETURN;
> END;
> $$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

You need to declare this as a set-returning function if you're using
RETURN NEXT.

Best regards,

Ben Stewart

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