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* pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ...
@ 2005-08-19 05:38 Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>
  2005-08-19 06:32 ` Re: pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ... daq <daq@ugyvitelszolgaltato.hu>
  2005-08-19 06:33 ` Re: pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ... Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org>
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From: Marc G. Fournier @ 2005-08-19 05:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-sql


I have an older PostgreSQL book here, that has chapter on pl/PgSQL in it, 
but no good samples ....

What I'm looking for is a sample of a function that returns # of rows 
updated, so that I can make a decision based on that ... does anyone know 
where I could find such (and others, would be great) online?

Thanks ...

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Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org)
Email: scrappy@hub.org           Yahoo!: yscrappy              ICQ: 7615664



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* Re: pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ...
  2005-08-19 05:38 pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ... Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>
@ 2005-08-19 06:32 ` daq <daq@ugyvitelszolgaltato.hu>
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From: daq @ 2005-08-19 06:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>; +Cc: pgsql-sql


MGF> I have an older PostgreSQL book here, that has chapter on pl/PgSQL in it, 
MGF> but no good samples ....

MGF> What I'm looking for is a sample of a function that returns # of rows 
MGF> updated, so that I can make a decision based on that ... does anyone know 
MGF> where I could find such (and others, would be great) online?

...
execute ''Update ...'';
GET DIAGNOSTICS processed_rows = ROW_COUNT;
return processed_roows;
...

See PostgreSQL 7.3 online documentation 19.5.5. Obtaining result
status.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/interactive/plpgsql-statements.html


DAQ




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* Re: pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ...
  2005-08-19 05:38 pl/PgSQL: Samples doing UPDATEs ... Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>
@ 2005-08-19 06:33 ` Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org>
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From: Michael Fuhr @ 2005-08-19 06:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@postgresql.org>; +Cc: pgsql-sql

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 02:38:01AM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> I have an older PostgreSQL book here, that has chapter on pl/PgSQL in it, 
> but no good samples ....
> 
> What I'm looking for is a sample of a function that returns # of rows 
> updated, so that I can make a decision based on that ... does anyone know 
> where I could find such (and others, would be great) online?

Are you looking for GET DIAGNOSTICS?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/plpgsql-statements.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-DIAGNOSTICS

CREATE TABLE foo (id integer, name text);
INSERT INTO foo VALUES (1, 'Bob');
INSERT INTO foo VALUES (2, 'Bob');
INSERT INTO foo VALUES (3, 'Jim');

CREATE FUNCTION update_foo(old_name text, new_name text) RETURNS integer AS $$
DECLARE
    num_rows  integer;
BEGIN
    UPDATE foo SET name = new_name WHERE name = old_name;
    GET DIAGNOSTICS num_rows = ROW_COUNT;
    RETURN num_rows;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE STRICT;

SELECT update_foo('Bob', 'Robert');
 update_foo 
------------
          2
(1 row)

SELECT update_foo('Jim', 'James');
 update_foo 
------------
          1
(1 row)

SELECT update_foo('Rick', 'Richard');
 update_foo 
------------
          0
(1 row)

-- 
Michael Fuhr



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