Re: simple plpgsql / sql function question

Thanks for the info. I will make sure to direct these types of questions 
to the 'general' list in the future.

Thanks again for your help!!!

Merlin Moncure wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Joshua <joshua@joshuaneil.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>>  I have a series of SQL Update statements. I would like to write a
>>  function which runs all of the SQL Update statements one at a time, in
>>  order from top to bottom. Can somebody share the basic syntax that I
>>  would need to write the aforementioned function?
>>     
>
> please ask future questions of this nature on the general list.  the
> hackers list is reserved for things pertaining to postgresql
> development.
>
> anywyays, the answer is easy:
> sql (imo preferred for this case):
> create function do_stuff returns void as
> $$
>   update foo set bar = 1 where foo_id = 2;
>   [repeat as necessary]
> $$ language sql;
>
> plpgsql:
> create function do_stuff returns void as
> $$
>   begin
>     update foo set bar = 1 where foo_id = 2;
>     [repeat as necessary]
>   end;
> $$ language plpgsql;
>
> merlin
>
>
>