Re: Running a PL/pgSQL function

On Monday 11 August 2008 4:24:17 pm Christophe wrote:
> I'm startled that I've never done this before, but...  I have a PL/
> pgSQL function that takes no arguments, returns VOID, and has a bunch
> of side effects on the database.  The correct way of invoking this
> function is:
>
>     SELECT my_func();
>
> ... yes?  Thanks; it seems to work fine, but using SELECT here is
> causing some part of my brain to scream "counter-intuitive."

Similar to doing:

test=# SELECT 1+1;
 ?column?
----------
        2
(1 row)



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Adrian Klaver
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