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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