Re: Function and insert

On Wednesday 27 Nov 2002 11:05 am, Laurent Patureau wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to do a function that insert a row on a table like :
>
> CREATE FUNCTION ajout_secu(INT4) RETURNS OID
>      AS 'INSERT INTO test_2 VALUES($1);'
>      LANGUAGE 'SQL';
>
> PG refuse to accept the type returns oid as the function is not a SELECT.
> What can I do ?

You're not returning anything - try something like:

CREATE FUNCTION foo_ins(int4) RETURNS int4 AS
'INSERT INTO foo VALUES($1); SELECT $1;'
LANGUAGE 'SQL';

--  Richard Huxton