ERROR: DROP TABLE is not allowed in a non-volatile function

I had written a function that would recreate a static table. The function 
called the "DROP TABLE" command and then proceeded to create the new table. 
This used to work fine until I upgraded the database server to 8.x. Now when 
I try to run the function I get the error message...

ERROR:  DROP TABLE is not allowed in a non-volatile function

What can I do now? Is there a way to redefine my function so that it is a 
"non-volatile" function? Tried to find more about this online with little 
luck. Please any suggestions would be welcome.

Alan




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Lane" 
To: "McCormick, Bill" 
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Help: Input Error Notice


> "McCormick, Bill"  writes:
>> Periodically, I receive messages like: psql::346920: ERROR:
>> dtoi: integer out of range
>
> You're trying to store a number that's too big to fit in an integer
> field.  Perhaps something is wrong with the awk script that generates
> the data?
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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