Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:18:43 +0200
From: Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: plpgsql function question
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Karthikeyan Sundaram <skarthi98@hotmail.com> schrieb:

> 
>      Hi,
>       
>         I am having a requirement here.
>       
>         1) I need to write a plpgsql function where it takes the input
>      parameter of a structure of a table.

Because? To build this table? You can pass an ascii-text with the
table-definition and EXECUTE this string.


>         2) The table has 15 columns

Okay. And the problem is?


>         3) It does lots of validation based on the parameter and finally
>      returns an integer as output parameters

Okay. create function ... returns int as $$ ... return 1; end; $$
language plpgsql;


>       
>        Q) How will I passe the table structure as as parameter

As i said, for instance as simple text and EXECUTE this.


>            2) Do I need to create a type?

No.


Andreas
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