PostgreSQL Errors...

I created the following statement:

CREATE TYPE get_item_info_type AS (full_name varchar(300),dob 
varchar(300));

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sp_items(int8) RETURNS get_item_info_type AS
'
    DECLARE
        in_id      items.item_no%TYPE;
    BEGIN
        select
            coalesce(full_name, '') as fullname,
            coalesce(dob, '') as dob
        from
            items
        where
            item_no = in_id
        ;
    RETURN;
    END;
'
 LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';

This statement compiles fine, but when calling the funtion from a SELECT 
statement for a specific item, I get the following error message:

select * FROM sp_items('85000000000001');

ERROR:  return type mismatch in function returning tuple at or near ";"
CONTEXT:  compile of PL/pgSQL function "sp_aliases" near line 14

In order to return fullname and dob, I'm not sure if the data type for 
sp_items needs to match the get_item_info_type or what.

I think this is my last hurdle, so any help would be over-greatly 
appreciated.

Thanks,

-- 
Chari Clark
Database Administrator
National Background Data, LLC
A First Advantage Company (NASDAQ:  FADV)

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