Received: from localhost (maia-5.hub.org [200.46.204.182]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 506879FB375 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:22:45 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.182]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 80373-03 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:22:13 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from correio2.docasdoporto.com.br (8.144.199.200.docasdoporto.com.br [200.199.144.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 909C39FB31E for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:21:59 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [201.30.172.2] (account ezequias@fastcon.com.br HELO [192.168.0.110]) by correio2.docasdoporto.com.br (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 46355240; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:38:59 -0300 Message-ID: <45F6A4E5.7090707@fastcon.com.br> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:19:33 -0300 From: "Ezequias R. da Rocha" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bart Degryse CC: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: For loop References: <45F69D7C.4070304@fastcon.com.br><45F6A06E.7090104@fastcon.com.b r> <45F6B1A2.A3DD.0030.0@indicator.be> In-Reply-To: <45F6B1A2.A3DD.0030.0@indicator.be> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200703/155 X-Sequence-Number: 27793 They are not working well. Allways the same error. (if while) ERROR: syntax error at or near "WHILE" SQL state: 42601 Character: 1 (if for) ERROR: syntax error at or near "FOR" SQL state: 42601 Character: 1 (if loop) ERROR: syntax error at or near "LOOP" SQL state: 42601 Character: 1 I installed the pgsql but I don't think it is a problem of language. What could be wrong ? I am not using functions too. I am using the SQL tool of PgAdmin III. Any help would be glad. Ezequias Bart Degryse escreveu: > As you can see in the manual > (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-control-structures.html) > you have to remove the ; after the initial LOOP > > LOOP > statements > IF i > 1000000 THEN EXIT; > END LOOP; > > Or you can try... > > WHILE i <= 1000000 LOOP > statements > END LOOP; > > Or even... (don't initialize i in this case) > > FOR i IN 1 .. 1000000 LOOP > statements > END LOOP; > > >>> "Ezequias R. da Rocha" 2007-03-13 14:00 >>> > Ezequias R. da Rocha escreveu: > > Hi list, > > > > I would like to test the power of processing of postgresql (and my > > server) by insert a large ammount of data on a table I have. > > > > I would like to know how to implement a For... loop . With it I think > > I could check the real power of my server. > > > > Ezequias > > > I tryed a way but it is not working. Please see it: > > LOOP; > -- some computations > insert into carga (desc) values ('My Text'); > IF count > 1000000 THEN > EXIT; -- exit loop > END IF; > END LOOP; > > The postgresql reports the following error: > / > ERROR: syntax error at or near "LOOP" > SQL state: 42601 > Character: 1/ > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq