On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 06:09:28PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > currently when you execute a CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION there is > > virtually no checking of the function body for variable type > > compatibility or if the SQL statements are valid. > > Only for very small values of "no". Please provide an example.
Here's a simple one: alvherre=# select version(); version -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PostgreSQL 8.0.1 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12) (1 fila) alvherre=# create function test_syntax() returns void language plpgsql as 'begin zelect 1; return; end'; CREATE FUNCTION alvherre=# select test_syntax(); ERROR: error de sintaxis en o cerca de «zelect» en el carácter 1 QUERY: zelect 1 CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "test_syntax" line 1 at SQL statement LINEA 1: zelect 1 ^ alvherre=# One would think that this is a pretty obvious syntax error ... -- Alvaro Herrera (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) One man's impedance mismatch is another man's layer of abstraction. (Lincoln Yeoh) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]