HI! Consider the following server side function:
CREATE FUNCTION my_function(int4) RETURNS SETOF int8 AS $BODY$ SELECT CASE WHEN (some_condition) THEN ( SELECT ... -- arbitrary select (returning row(s) of int8 values) ) ELSE ( SELECT ... -- arbitrary select (returning row(s) of int8 values) ) END $BODY$ LANGUAGE 'sql' VOLATILE; This function works fine if one of the two inner SELECT statements returns exactly one result (one row), but fails whenever one of them returns more than one result / rows. What is the reason? I mean the function is declared as returning "SETOF int8", so why does it expect a scalar? CU Christian ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq