Re: Returning setof records

"Scott Schulthess" <scott@topozone.com> writes:
> :( I realize it often automatically converts, and I've tried using
> varchar and char for the state column, as well as int4, integer, and int
> for the other columns.

[ looks again... ]  Oh, wait, you're getting caught by a standard
plpgsql gotcha:

> create function placenamesearch(place text, state integer, county text,
                                              ^^^^^
> FOR myview IN SELECT featurename, countyname, state, featuretype,
                                                ^^^^^

plpgsql variable names win out over table column names, so what's coming
back in the SELECT result's third column is the integer "state"
parameter.

            regards, tom lane