The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 1655 Logged by: Emanuel Brokmann Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 8.0 Operating system: Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-42 Description: trapping errors doesn't work Details:
while executing: >>BEGIN >> insert into comlineprintboxen VALUES(109, '', '', '', >>'', ''); >>EXCEPTION >> WHEN unique_violation then >> UPDATE comlineprintboxen SET verteiler='', >>panel='', dose='', switch='', port='' WHERE >>printboxid=109 >>END; the following error occurs: >>ERROR: syntax error at or near "UPDATE" at character 8 i compared the command with the one from page 550 ff of the documentation, but can't find differences. Would be kind of you to help me Emanuel Brokmann ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org