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From: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
To: Simon Connah <[email protected]>
Cc: pgsql-novice <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Syntax error
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:30:04 -0700
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On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 6:11 PM Simon Connah <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi.
>
> The SQL file and error can be found here:
>
> https://gist.github.com/simonconnah/eddeed2661949c90f34ff91a3db3191b


For something that trivial just include it in the body of the email, don't
make people go out to a static foreign site to know what you are talking
about.  About the only good exception to this is a db-fiddle website where
you can actually execute the code being posted. (and you should still put
the main parts of the question in the email even then).


>
> I'm not sure why I'm getting the error message. It is something
> straightforward, but I'm stumped.
>
> If someone could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
>
>
You invented some create function syntax the system has no clue what to do
with.  There are only two mutually exclusive options for RETURNS, "rettype"
or the word "TABLE" then a table specification.  You seem to somehow wish
to combine them, dropping the word TABLE.

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html

David J.

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