X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D30A553993 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:06:44 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 85637-01 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:06:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pd6mo2no.prod.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.cg.shawcable.net [64.59.134.9]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C65153666 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:06:39 -0300 (ADT) Received: from pd7mr4no.prod.shaw.ca (pd7mr4no-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.144.131]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IFM00IZEA71EY60@l-daemon> for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:04:13 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn7ml4no.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.149.113]) by pd7mr4no.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IFM00GYOA71QK30@pd7mr4no.prod.shaw.ca> for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:04:13 -0600 (MDT) Received: from Dell4500 (S01060004236fc1f7.wp.shawcable.net [24.77.13.13]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with SMTP id <0IFM00G3WA6R61@l-daemon> for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:04:13 -0600 (MDT) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:04:11 -0500 From: George Weaver Subject: Re: SYNTAX ERROR ON FOR... LOOP To: grupos@carvalhaes.net, pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Message-id: <008b01c54b53$89839d40$6400a8c0@Dell4500> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Content-type: text/plain; reply-type=response; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: <426FCE69.6070805@carvalhaes.net> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.563 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE, DNS_FROM_RFC_POST, FORGED_RCVD_HELO, UPPERCASE_25_50 X-Spam-Level: * X-Archive-Number: 200504/392 X-Sequence-Number: 21285 Hi Rodrigo, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodrigo Carvalhaes" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 12:39 PM Subject: [SQL] SYNTAX ERROR ON FOR... LOOP > Hi Guys, > > I am having a "simple syntax problem" but very strange... > > I am trying to make an IF / ELSE / END IF inside of a FOR ... LOOP but I > am getting syntax error on this contol structure... > If I comment the IF / ELSE / ENDIF the fuction works ... > snip > vstrupdate := $$UPDATE table1 SET code = $$ || new_code || > $$ WHERE old_code = $$ || recs.old_code || $$ AND is_customer $$; > > IF records.is_customer IS FALSE THEN > vstrupdate := vstrupdate || $$ IS true ;$$; ^^^^ I believe you need an ";" after true and false to complete the string as an SQL statement > ELSE > vstrupdate := vstrupdate || $$ IS false ;$$; ^^^^ > ENDIF; > > EXECUTE vstrupdate;