From: John Fabiani <johnf@jfcomputer.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: something simple but I can't
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:14:22 -0800
Message-ID: <201101290714.22366.johnf@jfcomputer.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ii02it$dcm$1@reversiblemaps.ath.cx>
References: <201101281716.04534.johnf@jfcomputer.com>
<ii02it$dcm$1@reversiblemaps.ath.cx>
On Friday, January 28, 2011 07:46:37 pm Jasen Betts wrote:
> On 2011-01-29, John Fabiani <johnf@jfcomputer.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> > I trying to return a 0.00 from a function it there are no records found
> > else return the amount.
> >
> > select sum(aropen_paid) into _paidamt FROM public.aropen where
> >
> > aropen_applyto is not null and (aropen_applyto = $1) ;
> >
> > IF (FOUND) THEN
> >
> > RETURN _paidamt ;
> >
> > END IF;
> >
> > RETURN 0.00 ;
> >
> > But all I get is either a blank or the amount paid. What am I doing
> > wrong??? Johnf
>
> how many rows does the query return when no rows match the where?
> It returns 1 that looks like ( NULL ).
> it return 1 row, which is more than zero thus FOUND is TRUE.
>
> you can fix your function by changing the IF to
>
> IF _paidamt IS NOT NULL
>
>
> but if you change the sum to
>
> coalesce(sum(aropen_paid),0.00)
>
> you can do the task more simply like this:
>
> create or replace function danmeans_getpayments(text)
> returns numeric as
> $BODY$
> select coalesce(sum(aropen_paid),0.00) FROM public.aropen where
> aropen_applyto is not null and (aropen_applyto = $1) ;
> $BODY$
> LANGUAGE 'sql' ;
Thanks to all who replied. All of your suggestions would work and it should
have been obvious but it wasn't.
Johnf
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