Re: custom error messages/numbers

On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 06:26:53PM +0200, BARTKO Zoltan wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I am developing an app for PostgreSQL, entirely with stored functions (somewhat resembling the object-oriented
approach.In fact it is not an app, just an API). All my functions return an integer value - 0 if the function was
successful,another value otherwise. 
>
> Until now, all parameter checking was done manually in the stored function (if param is null then return -8; end if;
etc.)This makes things quite lengthy. 
>
> I know about check constraints. However, upon error they throw an error message and abort the current transaction, So
myquestion is: is there any possible way of throwing my own error messages upon a check constraint violation?  

I don't know if this does what you want, but maybe RAISE ERROR is what
you're looking for.

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