Patrice OLIVER wrote:
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> create function insert_uv(varchar,varchar,varchar) returns integer as '
> declare
> codeuv alias for $1;
> codetype alias for $2;
> libuv alias for $3;
> cletype integer;
> begin
> select into cletype numtype(codeuv);
> insert into uv values (codeuv, cletype, libuv);
> return cletype;
> end;
> ' language 'plpgsql';
>
> When I do :
>
> select insert_uv('SGBD','DUVC','TEST BD');
> I get the following message :
> ERROR: insert or update on table "uv" violates foreign key constraint
> "fk_uv_caracteri_type"
> DETAIL: Key (typnum)=(43) is not present in table "types".
>
> I don't kown why.
Before your "insert into" add: RAISE NOTICE ''cletype = %'', cletype;
This will show what value cletype has. Presumably it's 43 and you don't
have an equivalent row in "types".
Or have I misunderstood the problem?
-- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd