Re: plpgsql trigger parse error

On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 15:46, Roland Roberts wrote:
> is fine.  The full function gives me a different error,
>
> NOTICE:  plpgsql: ERROR during compile of deepsky_nodups near line 20
> ERROR:  parse error at or near ";"
>
> Here is the full function:
>
> create function deepsky_nodups() returns opaque as '
>     begin
>         if (NEW.suffix is NULL and NEW.component is NULL) then
>             if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and suffix is null
andcomponent is null)) then 
>                 return NULL;
>             end if;
>         else if (NEW.component is NULL) then
>             if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and suffix =
NEW.suffixand component is null)) then 
>                 return NULL;
>             end if;
>         else if (NEW.suffix is NULL) then
>             if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and component =
NEW.componentand suffix is null)) then 
>                 return NULL;
>             end if;
>         else
>             if (exists (select id from deepsky where catalog = NEW.catalog and entry = NEW.entry and component =
NEW.componentand suffix = NEW.suffix)) then 
>                 return NULL;
>             end if;
>         end if;
>         return NEW;
>     end;
> ' language 'plpgsql';
>
> What am I missing?

Using ELSE IF requires an extra END IF;

Use ELSIF instead.

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