Hi, I intend to get some answer from postgres concerning if an update command has altered some records in the database. To do this I coded this function: create or replace function upd_ok(text,text,text,text) returns integer as ' declare table alias for $1; field alias for $2; val1 alias for $3; val2 alias for $4; begin execute ''update '' || quote_ident(table) || '' set '' || quote_ident(field) '' = '' || quote_literal(val1) || '' where '' || quote_ident(field) || '' = '' || quote_literal(val2); if found then raise notice ''ok''; else raise exception ''not found''; end if; return 1; end; ' language 'plpgsql'; --- This function takes four parameters for the update command and then warn the user if the update command has performed any change. The problem is I tested this function with tables, fields and values correct, and the function still reports that no record was altered. Issuing the update manually the changes are made. I think this is kind of strange, so I'm sending this to the list. I am using postgresql version 7.2.3 If there are any unimplemented features, how else could I know if an update command altered records? Thanks in advance, Enio
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