Kristis Makris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 2 The lower the number the more severe it is. Short Description pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly. Long Description Here are the facts: I have a plpgsql function that should return a value out of a query. The function works when the select xxx into yyyy statement in it enters data in a yyyy variable declared as "RECORD". IF delcared as BOOL, TEXT or INT4, I get the pqReadData error. Here's a snippet of code that exhibits that. Sample Code Here's the function declaration when does not work while it should: CREATE FUNCTION GetCheckNumber(INT4) RETURNS TEXT AS ' DECLARE lDepositID ALIAS FOR $1; lTemp TEXT; BEGIN SELECT mc.checknumber INTO lTemp FROM Deposit d, MoneyCheck mc WHERE mc.type_id = d.id; IF NOT FOUND THEN RETURN ''N/A''; ELSE RETURN lTemp; END IF; END; ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; And here's a working version of the function using the RECORD type: CREATE FUNCTION GetCheckNumber(INT4) RETURNS TEXT AS ' DECLARE lDepositID ALIAS FOR $1; lTemp RECORD; BEGIN SELECT mc.checknumber INTO lTemp FROM Deposit d, MoneyCheck mc WHERE mc.type_id = d.id; IF NOT FOUND THEN RETURN ''N/A''; ELSE RETURN lTemp.checknumber; END IF; END; ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; No file was uploaded with this report ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]