Thanks all, it's working great now. Cheers. :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As per the documentation at: > http://postgresql.planetmirror.com/users-lounge/docs/7.0/user/c40874113.htm#AEN4207 > > When using SELECT in a PL/PGSQL function, you must either SELECT .. INTO or > use the PERFORM query if you don't care about the return value from a > SELECT. If you wish to use the special FOUND variable, you have to SELECT > .. INTO. > > Hope that helps, > > Andrew. > > On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Alfonso Peniche wrote: > > > I have the following function: > > > > CREATE FUNCTION RegistrarDesconexion( integer ) > > RETURNS integer > > AS ' > > BEGIN > > UPDATE BitacoraConexion > > SET Desconexion = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP > > WHERE IdBitacoraConexion = $1; > > SELECT Desconexion FROM BitacoraConexion > > WHERE IdBitacoraConexion = $1; > > IF FOUND THEN > > RETURN 1; > > ELSE > > RETURN 0; > > END IF; > > END;' > > LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; > > > > and if I run: > > select registrardesconexion (5); > > > > I get the following error: > > ERROR: unexpected SELECT query in exec_stmt_execsql() > > > > I don't know what's wrong, though I assume it's saying I'm not allowed > > to use the select statement where it is.