Re: user-defined not working

On Tuesday 05 February 2002 04:32 pm, Patrick Hatcher wrote:
> Hello.  I'm trying to create my first function. However, when I try to
> compile, I get an error message:  Unrecognized language specified in a
> CREATE FUNCTION: 'plpgsql'
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated:
>

Hi Patrick,

I think we all get caught out on this one :)

Have you run 'createlang' ?

Try:

createlang      -U ${PGUSER} plpgsql ${PGDATABASE}
or
createlang      plpgsql

or whatever enviroment variant makes sense for your setup

steve



> '---Start function--
> CREATE Function OwnedGoods
>     ( varchar(6)
>      ,  varchar(2)
>      ,   int
>      ,   int
>      ,  int
>      ,   int
>      ,   int
>      ,  int
>     ) RETURNS integer
> as '
>
> DECLARE
>        GMM_ID ALIAS FOR $1;
>        Div_ID ALIAS FOR $2;
>        Loc1 ALIAS FOR $3;
>        Loc2 ALIAS FOR $4;
>        Loc3 ALIAS FOR $5;
>        Loc120 ALIAS FOR $6;
>        Loc15 ALIAS FOR $7;
>        Cheshire ALIAS FOR $8;
>        Total Int
>
> Begin
>
>     IF GMM_ID = ''0001'' THEN
>        IF Div_id =  ''15'' or Div_id =  ''16'' or  Div_id =  ''17''  or
> Div_id =  ''23'' THEN
>           Total = sum(Loc120 + Loc3 )
>        Else
>           Total = sum(Cheshire)
>        END IF;
>     END IF;
>     IF GMM_ID = ''0002'' THEN
>        Total = sum(loc15 + Loc3)
>     END IF;
>     IF GMM_ID = ''0006'' or GMM_ID = ''0007''  THEN
>        Total = sum(Loc1 + loc2 +Cheshire)
>     END IF;
>     IF GMM_ID = ''0008'' THEN
>        IF Div_id =  ''99'' THEN
>            Total = sum(Loc120 + Loc3 )
>        END IF;
>     END IF;
>     IF GMM_ID = ''0003'' or GMM_ID = ''0005''  or GMM_ID = ''0009''  or
> GMM_ID = ''999''  THEN
>        Total = sum(Cheshire)
>     END IF;
>     IF  GMM_ID is null or Div_id=''00'' THEN
>       Total = sum(Cheshire)
>     END IF;
>
>     Return Total;
> END;
> ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
>
> '----END FUNCTION
>
> Patrick Hatcher
> Macys.Com
> Legacy Integration Developer
> 415-932-0610 office
>
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>
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