Re: [SQL] Looking for information on PostgreSQL Stored Procedures

"Foster, Stephen" <stephenlfoster@comcast.net> writes:

> WHILE (--Lost on variable name for end of query; EmptyQueryResponse <>
> 0? --)
>     BEGIN
>         IF LastName = fname THEN
>             DELETE FROM MailingList WHERE id = id;
>         END IF;
>         LastName := fname;
>         FETCH NEXT FROM NewListCursor INTO fname, id;
>     END;
> CLOSE NewListCursor;
> $BODY$
> LANGUAGE 'sql' VOLATILE;

You can't do any looping or other control structures in an SQL
function.  Use PL/pgSQL instead.

-Doug