Re: ERROR: a column definition list is required for functions returning "record"

OK. Thanks.
Regards,

Zlatko

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pavel Stehule" 
To: "Zlatko Matić" 
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] ERROR: a column definition list is required for 
functions returning "record"


> Hello
>
> you have to specify column names and column types. Like
>
>
> postgres=# create or replace function foog() returns setof record as $$
> declare r record; begin r := row(10,20); return next r ; return; end;
> $$ language plpgsql;
>
> postgres=# select * from foog() t(a int, b int);  a  | b
> ----+----
> 10 | 20
> (1 row)
>
> Regards
> Pavel Stehule
>
> 2007/7/17, Zlatko Matić :
>>
>>
>> I have a plpgsql function that returns dataset.
>> First it was defined to return SETOF someview.
>> Then I changed it to return SETOF RECORD, in order to be able to return
>> dataset with varying number of columns.
>> But, I get the following error:"ERROR: a column definition list is 
>> required
>> for functions returning "record" SQL state: 42601".
>> What does it mean? What is "columns definition list"?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Zlatko
>>
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