Re: [GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Tom Lane
Jeff Ross writes: > On 04/25/10 14:20, Tom Lane wrote: >> Uh, you're using that as the destination for the FOR loop's SELECT. >> What exactly is the purpose of having a second SELECT within the loop? > How else do I get the results I want--name, address, city, state, and so > on through the list

Re: [GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Jeff Ross
On 04/25/10 14:20, Tom Lane wrote: Jeff Ross writes: Now I'm *really* confused. I thought the table structure I created at the beginning of the function was where the results would be returned to. Uh, you're using that as the destination for the FOR loop's SELECT. What exactly is the purpose

Re: [GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Tom Lane
Jeff Ross writes: > Now I'm *really* confused. I thought the table structure I created at > the beginning of the function was where the results would be returned > to. Uh, you're using that as the destination for the FOR loop's SELECT. What exactly is the purpose of having a second SELECT with

Re: [GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Raymond O'Donnell
On 25/04/2010 20:50, Jeff Ross wrote: > Now I'm *really* confused. I thought the table structure I created at > the beginning of the function was where the results would be returned > to. I tried a variety of queries including select into and create table > but they didn't work either. I think

Re: [GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Jeff Ross
On 04/25/10 12:32, Tom Lane wrote: Jeff Ross writes: I'm trying to write my first plpgsql function and I'm running into a problem that may or may not have to do with a coalesce statement. No, it's not the coalesce ... When I try to run this I get the following error: jr...@acer:/var/www/

Re: [GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Tom Lane
Jeff Ross writes: > I'm trying to write my first plpgsql function and I'm running into a > problem that may or may not have to do with a coalesce statement. No, it's not the coalesce ... > When I try to run this I get the following error: > jr...@acer:/var/www/stars/sql $ psql -f view_all_trai

[GENERAL] Plpgsql function syntax error at first coalesce statement

2010-04-25 Thread Jeff Ross
Hi all, I'm trying to write my first plpgsql function and I'm running into a problem that may or may not have to do with a coalesce statement. I wrote a very similar sql function that does basically the same thing for just one trainer where I pass in an id number and that one works fine. I