Re: result sets from functions...

Robert,

> i'm reading the postgres documentation and i'm specifically
> interested in creating stored procedures so that i can keep
> as much of the business logic in the database as possible.
> while reading 13.1.3 (SQL Functions on Composite Types) in
> the Programmer's Guide i come across the phrase...
>    "When calling a function that returns a row, we cannot
>    retrieve the entire row. We must either project an
>    attribute out of the row or pass the entire row into
>    another function.
>       SELECT name(new_emp()) AS nobody;"

Unfortunately, PostgreSQL functions do not yet return result sets.  This
is on the "todo" list but unfortunately requires an overhaul of how
postgresql functions work.

-Josh Berkus

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