create function syntax error

gustavo halperin <ggh.develop@gmail.com> schrieb:

Hello

I Always get "syntax error" for every function that I try to create, for
example:
mydb'>create or replace function f_sum () returns void as '
mydb'> select 2+2;
mydb'> ' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "select" at character 56
LINE 2: select 2+2;
^

What its the problem ??

Several:
- wrong quotation, either with '' or with dollar-quote
- no 'begin'
- no 'end;'

Please read the docu:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql.html

There are many examples, for instance:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-structure.html

HTH, Andreas
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You are missing the BEGIN and END section. Make your function like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_sum() RETURNS void AS '
BEGIN
select 2+2;
END;
' LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Thanks,
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On 7/30/06, gustavo halperin <ggh.develop@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello

I Always get "syntax error" for every function that I try to create, for
example:
mydb'>create or replace function f_sum () returns void as '
mydb'> select 2+2;
mydb'> ' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "select" at character 56
LINE 2: select 2+2;
^

What its the problem ??
Thank you,
Gustavo

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Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net> schrieb:

gustavo halperin <ggh.develop@gmail.com> schrieb:

Hello

I Always get "syntax error" for every function that I try to create, for
example:
mydb'>create or replace function f_sum () returns void as '
mydb'> select 2+2;
mydb'> ' LANGUAGE plpgsql;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "select" at character 56
LINE 2: select 2+2;
^

What its the problem ??

Several:
- wrong quotation, either with '' or with dollar-quote

Uhm, sorry. Error from me. The single quote after the 'as' is oray.

Andreas
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Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely
unintentional side effect. (Linus Torvalds)
"If I was god, I would recompile penguin with --enable-fly." (unknow)
Kaufbach, Saxony, Germany, Europe. N 51.05082�, E 13.56889�