[SQL] pl/pgsql and returning rows

[wade]

Here is the senario...

I have a table defined as

create table details (
field1  
field2  
.
.
.
);

and a function:
create function get_details(int4) returns details as '
declare
  ret   details%ROWTYPE;
  site_recrecord;
  cntct   contacts%ROWTYPE;
begin
  select into site_rec  * sites_table where id = $1 limit 1;
  select into cntct * from contacts where id = site_rec.contact;

-- and then i populate rows of ret.
  ret.name := cntct.name;
  ret.ip := site_rec.ip;
.
.
.
  return ret;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';

now the problem is when is when I do a:
  SELECT get_details(55);
all i get is a single oid-looking return value:
 get_details 
-
 136295592
(1 row)

How do i get at the actual information in the row?
Is this type of function even possible?
If not, is there a different manner in which i should approach this task?

Thanx in advance.
 -Wade

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[SQL] pl/pgsql and returning rows

[wade]

Here is the senario...

I have a table defined as

create table details (
field1  
field2  
.
.
.
);

and a function:
create function get_details(int4) returns details as '
declare
  ret   details%ROWTYPE;
  site_recrecord;
  cntct   contacts%ROWTYPE;
begin
  select into site_rec  * sites_table where id = $1 limit 1;
  select into cntct * from contacts where id = site_rec.contact;

-- and then i populate rows of ret.
  ret.name := cntct.name;
  ret.ip := site_rec.ip;
.
.
.
  return ret;
end;
' language 'plpgsql';

now the problem is when is when I do a:
  SELECT get_details(55);
all i get is a single oid-looking return value:
 get_details 
-
 136295592
(1 row)

How do i get at the actual information in the row?
Is this type of function even possible?
If not, is there a different manner in which i should approach this task?

Thanx in advance.
 -Wade

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