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To: "Clint Stotesbery" <cstotes@hotmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: converting an oracle procedure to postgres 
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Comments: In-reply-to "Clint Stotesbery" <cstotes@hotmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:32:15 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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"Clint Stotesbery" <cstotes@hotmail.com> writes:
> I know I have to relpace the word PROCEDURE with FUNCTION but then it wants 
> me to put RETURNS <datatype> but I don't want to return anything.

You can say RETURNS VOID in recent releases.  This is a bit of a hack
but it expresses your intent ... you still have to use SELECT to invoke
the function though.

regression=# create or replace function fooey () returns void as '
regression'# begin
regression'# raise notice ''fooey'';
regression'# return;
regression'# end' language plpgsql;
CREATE FUNCTION
regression=# select fooey();
NOTICE:  fooey
 fooey
-------

(1 row)

regression=#


			regards, tom lane