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To: Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us>
cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: pl/pgsql and error handling 
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Comments: In-reply-to Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us>
	message dated "Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:10:47 -0500"
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:43:05 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Alex Hochberger <alex@dsgi.us> writes:
> Is it possible to grab access to the actually user-friendly error  
> message?

Doesn't the SQLERRM variable do what you want?

			regards, tom lane