<pgsql-bugs@daedalus.co.uk> writes:
> However, when I try and pass a field from PreviousRec into another function
> that compares the fields and makes the entry to the new table, I get the
> following error:
> ERROR: record "previousrec" is unassigned yet
Works fine for me in 7.3.4 and 7.4beta. It looks like 7.3.1 and before
would have behaved the way you describe ...
regards, tom lane