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From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
To: mario.splivalo@mobart.hr
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Returning NULL results?
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:39:21 +0100
Message-ID: <434BCE99.1040608@archonet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1129040845.7911.9.camel@ekim>
References: <1129040845.7911.9.camel@ekim>

Mario Splivalo wrote:
> 
> Of course, if it returns no rows, I'm presented with an error, saying:
> 
> ERROR:  record "rec" has no field "_qv"
> 
> This is logical. My question would be is there a way around this
> withouth first doing SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tmbBids WHERE ..., and then if
> COUNT(*) is zero THEN bidCount := NULL ELSE if COUNT(*) is not zero then
> do SELECT from the begining?

Could you check the FOUND variable? As in IF NOT FOUND THEN RETURN NULL

-- 
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd



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