Re: pl/pgsql and returns timestamp type

Hi Tom...

Here is the complete function modified and running fine now with its result on my test computer.

Thanks Tom, Josh and best regards.....

--====================================
DROP TABLE test;
CREATE TABLE test
(
  clave numeric(7,0) not null,
  PRIMARY KEY (clave)
) WITHOUT OIDS;
--====================================
DROP FUNCTION f_test(numeric, numeric);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_test(numeric, numeric) RETURNS interval AS '
  DECLARE
    p_datod ALIAS FOR $1;
    p_datoh ALIAS FOR $2;
    --
    tdesde timestamp;
    thasta timestamp;
  BEGIN
    select timeofday() into tdesde;
    --
    FOR X IN p_datod..p_datoh LOOP
      INSERT INTO test VALUES (x);
    END LOOP;
    --
    select timeofday() into thasta;
    --
    RETURN thasta - tdesde;
  END;
' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
--====================================
select f_test(1,9999);

/*
     f_test
-----------------
 00:00:02.467566
(1 row)
*/

Tom Lane wrote:
>
> Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> >> But then... How could I obtain "variable global values" (like the timestamp
> >> for example) in different function locations whit its "at time" values ???
>
> > Not that I know of.   I'd suggest, instead, that you call the second now()
> > statement after the function completes.
>
> There is a function that gives true realtime, rather than transaction
> start time as now() does.  I think it's called timeofday(), but check
> the manual.
>
>                         regards, tom lane